SaveAs3 Method (IModelDoc2) return value enum?

SOLIDWORKS API/VBA Macros
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I know SOLIDWORKS does not recommending using obsolete methods but I don’t understand why the parameters list and the return value is enum are wiped from the help page?

Does anyone know what enum is the return value?

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That’s super annoying… Anyway, without testing, this would be my best guess.

http://help.solidworks.com/2019/english/api/swconst/SolidWorks.Interop.swconst~SolidWorks.Interop.swconst.swFileSaveError_e.html?id=223d0f90bf6c472181f6925ad2f5b3ab#Pg0

This enumeration goes back to 2010 on the selector in the corner so it’s been maintained/modified over the years. I’m guessing that it just happens to be used on the ModelDocExtension.SaveAs currently as well.

Edit: According to web archives, it looks like it’s been poorly documented from the beginning
2015 snapshot:
https://web.archive.org/web/20151127020704/http://help.solidworks.com/2012/english/api/sldworksapi/solidworks.interop.sldworks~solidworks.interop.sldworks.imodeldoc2~saveas3.html

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When SaveAs3 executes correclty, the retval is 0. I wonder why swFileSaveError does not have a default 0 member.

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I suspect it returns HRESULT (i.e. S_OK for 0)

BTW. You can see all the API versions of the help back to 2010

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