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how to get Component Description from API... please help

Please, please, please, point me in the right direction.

I have tried the help documents and online resources to no avail - (did you know the word "description" is in almost every help document?). Does anyone know either implicitly or theoretically how to retrieve a component's description?

- Right clicking on a component in the feature manager

- Select Component Properties

- Component Description is the value I am looking to lay my hands upon.

The following methods return " " (empty set) for all components I loop thru:

CompDescr = ModDoc.CustomInfo2({variable for current configuration}, "DESCRIPTION") CompDescr = ModDoc.CustomInfo2("", "DESCRIPTION")

Where ModDoc = Component2.GetModelDoc() And Component2 initially is RootComponent, but recursively loops through all child components

Greatly appreciated, Derek Ciula

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Derek Ciula
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The ModDoc object as you define it no longer has any component properties; it is only the part (or assembly) without context.

Custom property names are cASE sENSITIVE.

Also of interest: ModelDoc2::SummaryInfo AssemblyDoc::FeatureByName (try getting component as a feature object) Feature::Description

from help: Component descriptions appear only if you selected Description in Custom property used as custom description in the General system options. You can select a different item for Custom property used as custom description, but you must set a value for that custom property on the Custom tab of the Summary Information dialog box.

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That70sTick

I don't suppose you could tell me how to define an Object that would retain component properties?

But thanks for info, This will at least give me a few more leads to dig around in.

I can get Model Document Path, which is the field directly below, the Component Property(what i'm looking for)

with the following code: ModDoc.GetPathName

would it be overly hopeful that there's a ModDoc.GetDescription ? or something similar? Thanks, Derek

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Derek Ciula

The buck stops with case sensitive config types... I changed DESCRIPTION to Description and everything what happy.

Thank you very much Mr70's I don't suppose you live in WI? I'll send you a christmas present for your help.

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Derek Ciula

Lived in WI most of my life. there's a reason "That 70's Show" is set in Wisconsin: the 70's never really left!

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That70sTick

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