How to reaname the file in both Solidworks and PDM vault?

[Prasad290]

I have a PDM add-in that does extensive renaming and moving of files in the PDM vault. The add-in can be triggered from inside SOLIDWORKS or from Explorer.

To do rename, I’m following these steps.

1. Check out the file
2. Using Rename Method (IEdmFile5)
3. Check in back to vault

With explorer, everything is fine by following these steps. But if it’s triggered from Solidworks, Rename is happening but the file is in Solidworks window, still showing the old one.

Please let me know , what went wrong here and also correct me the steps to rename the file.

[BigCrazyAl]

I believe you should be using IEdmFile6 RenameEx instead of the outdated Rename. You shouldn’t need to check out the files to perform the rename either. See the following thread for more information on why.

What's the difference between Rename and RenameEx in PDM API?

API support folks: In the RenameEx Method (IEdmFile6) the rename local copies is always true (internally the bRenameLocalCopies is set true by default as this parameter is “not” exposed/visible ) but in the Rename Method (IEdmFile5) user had the option to rename the file just locally or also the database but if you don’t give this option, the file will be renamed both ways i.e. database as well as local. I think the “newer” method RenameEx has hidden this parameter “bRenameLocalCopies” beca…

[AmenJlili]

If the file is being used by SOLIDWORKS, you may need to remove the system locks on it by calling UnLock Method (IModelDoc2) - 2022 - SOLIDWORKS API Help, renaming your file, relocking it.