Macro help to display part of filename

[chancegarrison]

I am looking for help to display part of a file name that is after a certain number of characters or a dash symbol.

For example, I have a part with file name 1-123456-001
I want to be able to display only the 001 from the end after the second dash on a drawing. How can this be trimmed and displayed?

This would save lots of tedious work.

[AlexB]

Try this. The variable "s" is your initial string.

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Dim substring As String
substring = Right(s, Len(s) - InStrRev(s, "-"))

[chancegarrison]

Try this. The variable "s" is your initial string.

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Dim substring As String
substring = Right(s, Len(s) - InStrRev(s, "-"))

Alex, this would be great but I’m no coder.

[gupta9665]

Here is another version, it can be simplified but I prefer it.

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Option Explicit
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim FileName As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc


FileName = swModel.GetPathName
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "\") + 1)
FileName = Left(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, ".") - 1)
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "-") + 1)

Debug.Print FileName


End Sub

[chancegarrison]

Here is another version, it can be simplified but I prefer it.

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Option Explicit
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim FileName As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc


FileName = swModel.GetPathName
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "\") + 1)
FileName = Left(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, ".") - 1)
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "-") + 1)

Debug.Print FileName


End Sub

Deepak,
How is this code intended to be used? I run this but nothing happens that I can see.

[chancegarrison]

Deepak,
How is this code intended to be used? I run this but nothing happens that I can see.

I should add that ideally I could run the macro and have it plug into a custom property value (ex PRP: "End of filename") so I could run this across hundreds of drawings.

[chancegarrison]

Here is another version, it can be simplified but I prefer it.

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Option Explicit
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim FileName As String

Sub main()

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc


FileName = swModel.GetPathName
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "\") + 1)
FileName = Left(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, ".") - 1)
FileName = Mid(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "-") + 1)

Debug.Print FileName


End Sub

Deepak, based on this post and your help from the past I was able to cobble something together that works on Solidworks Parts, but I would like it to work on the drawing files as well.
Also, it would be a bonus for this macro to automatically run when saving the document.

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Option Explicit

Sub main()
Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
Dim swCustPropMgr As SldWorks.CustomPropertyManager
Dim bRet As Boolean
Dim PropValue As String

Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
Set swModel = swApp.ActiveDoc
Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("Default")

If Not swModel Is Nothing And swModel.GetPathName <> "" Then
PropValue = Mid(swModel.GetPathName, InStrRev(swModel.GetPathName, "\") + 1)
PropValue = Left(PropValue, InStrRev(PropValue, ".") - 1)
PropValue = Mid(PropValue, InStrRev(PropValue, "-") + 1)
bRet = swCustPropMgr.Add3("DETAIL #", 30, PropValue, 1)
End If
swModel.Save
End Sub

[gupta9665]

Replace this line

Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("Default")

with

If swModel.GetType = 3 Then
Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("")
Else
Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("Default")
End If

And refer the macro example from @artem here https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... ment-save/

[chancegarrison]

Replace this line

Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("Default")

with

If swModel.GetType = 3 Then
Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("")
Else
Set swCustPropMgr = swModel.Extension.CustomPropertyManager("Default")
End If

And refer the macro example from @artem here https://www.codestack.net/solidworks-ap ... ment-save/

Deepak,
Rather than plugging this into another property within the drawing/part, would it be possible to create a property that is linked to the filename but always displays the number after the dash? This way it is always up-to-date regardless of if the filename has changed.

[gupta9665]

Deepak,
Rather than plugging this into another property within the drawing/part, would it be possible to create a property that is linked to the filename but always displays the number after the dash? This way it is always up-to-date regardless of if the filename has changed.

This can only be done via a macro or add-in, which will update the property value on file save. You can use design table as well, and derive the property via excel formulas.