SyncPropertiesFromMFiles
SyncPropertiesFromMFiles Method
Description
Updates the text in a PDF based on the object's properties in M-Files.
A log file is generated if a LogIdentifier is provided, no log file is created if the LogIdentifier is Nothing. Please see Log Files for more information.
If no PDF files exists in the specified object, then an error is raised.
Syntax
Sub SyncPropertiesFromMFiles(Vault As Vault, DrawingObjVer As ObjVer, LogIdentifier As Object)
Parameters
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Name |
Data Type |
Description |
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Vault |
The Vault object provided by the event handler. |
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DrawingObjVer |
ObjVer of object containing a DWG file to process. This could be provided by the event handler or created dynamically using CreateObject("MFilesAPI.ObjVer"). The ObjVer is also the target for the generated PDF file. Single File Document (SFD) objects will automatically be converted to Multi File Document (MFD) objects. |
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LogIdentifier |
String or TypedValue |
Used to determine the filename of the log file. To create a log file for the current activity pass in the provided ActivityID. If this parameter is Nothing, then no log file is generated. |
Return
No return value.
Example
'create PentagonDOCS PDF Processor object
Set pdfProcessor = GetExtensionObject("PentagonDOCS.PDFProcessor")
'Update the PDF Rendition with the current metadata values
pdfProcessor.SyncPropertiesFromMFiles Vault, ObjVer, ActivityID
The resulting log file would contain something similar to this:
Calling SyncingPropertiesFromMFiles
Processing ObjVer: {"objType":0,"id":2918,"version":66}
Downloading file to temp: C:\ProgramData\PentagonDocs Assistant\PDF Processor\Temp\ncbejkra.pdf
Syncing property: REVISIONNUMBER value: P06.04
Syncing property: SUITABILITY DESCRIPTION value: S0 - WIP
Syncing property: CLIENT value: Gloucester County Council
Syncing property: PROJECTNUMBER value: J0933
Syncing property: PROJECTTITLE value: Chopin Music School
Syncing property: TITLE1 value: East & West Elevations
Syncing property: TITLE2 value: HELLO
Property has not changed
Calling SetTextValue
Checking attribute: TITLE2 has locations
Locations information found
Calling SetTextAtLocation
Processing page 1
Processing location #0
Search Boundaries: 2183.36369747125 295.333099373665 2270.54156795083 307.309726723519
Fontname: Helvetica
Fontsize: 11.9766273498535
Checking for missing font information
New value length: 39.2713610801697
Max wrap width: 263.271013395452
Wordwrap enabled: True
Removing existing fragments
Fragment text: HELLO WORLD
Does fragment text match a previous value: True
New Fragment xIndent: 2183.36369747125
New Fragment yIndent: 295.333099373665
New String: HELLO
Current position: 2183.36369747125 295.333099373665
Horizontal justification: Center
Center: 2207.31695217095 295.333099373665
New Search boundary: 2207.31695217095 295.333099373665 2246.58831325112 307.309726723519
Syncing property: TITLE3 value:
Syncing property: DRAWDATE value: 11/2/2020
Syncing property: SUITABILITY value: S0
Syncing property: DRAWING_NUMBER value: J0933-EXC-ZZ-ZZ-DR-A-0004
Syncing property: DRAWBY value: SG
Syncing property: WATERMARK2 value:
Syncing property: STATUS value: DESIGN INTENT
Syncing property: FILETYPE value: