Hello All,

I'm doing some tests and one of them is count the number of products or parts into a product.

In my search I found this:

 

 

 

Property Products() As CATIAProducts (Read Only)

Returns the collection  of products contained in the current product.

Dim EngineChildren As Products

Set EngineChildren = Engine.Products

 

 

 

And I'm trying to check that value with a MsgBox, but I got an error with the MsgBox, because it doesn't give support for that parameter or method.

So, my first question is:

1- What is a Read-Only parameter? And where is necessary use it?

2 - There is a way to check that value (Number of Products) in a MsgBox?

Thank You Very Much,

 

Paulo,

The "Products" property returns a Products object type, not a value. That products object type has a Count property that will tell you the number of products you are looking for.

Example for the top level product that is open
Msgbox CATIA.Activedocument.Product.Products.Count

-Mike

Hi Make,

Now I understood, and it works very well!

Thank you very much

 

Mike,

Please, I'm needing the product position of these products that are into the main product.

I' trying to use the property "Position", but I checked that it doesn't return a value.

Is this possible, to take the coordinates of a product by catvbs?

Thank you very much

Search this forum. This has previously been discussed too many times to count....

-Mike

I just noticed this post is in the KBE forum. All programming related topics belong in the Develop & Deploy forum. Search that forum for the answer.

-Mike

Ok, I'll search it.

Thank You

Hey Mike,

Maybe we need an updated subtitle for this forum? I am sooo joking. I couldn't resist...

Hi Gord,

Ha! I hear ya...but all jokes aside, I would bet you the average person who has a question about powercopies, a formula, knowledgeware, etc. has never heard of the term Knowledge Based Engineering! Or if they have heard the term, they wouldn't know those questions belong in this forum. Only us geeks that do it for a living probably make the connection! So we could probably add a more descriptive subtitle on this forum too...

-Mike

Geeks? Well, I just checked, and I guess the shoe fits. I needed a laugh though...