HD35054: MAKRO PROGRAMMING : CATIA ABEND WHILE ACCESSING SELECTION

APAR status

• Closed as documentation error.

Error description

• Macro Programming : CATIA ABEND while
  accessing Selection with VB . NET
  Scenario:
  While creating a Out-Process Macro with Visual
  Basic .NET:
  Code Example :
  Sub Main()
  Dim CATIA as INFITF.Application
  CATIA = GetObject(,"CATIA.application")
  Dim oDocument as INFITF.Document
  oDocument = CATIA.ActiveDocument
  Dim oSelection as INFITF.Selection
  oSelection = oDocument.Selection
  ....
  End Sub
  We get an error message: "A Server exception
  occurs". After that, CATIA closes whithout any
  further message. This problem seems to come
  from selection
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Makro Programming : CATIA ABEND while accessing Selection
  Macro Programming : CATIA ABEND while
  accessing Selection with VB . NET
  Scenario:
  While creating a Out-Process Macro with Visual
  Basic .NET:
  Code Example :
  Sub Main()
  Dim CATIA as INFITF.Application
  CATIA = GetObject(,"CATIA.application")
  Dim oDocument as INFITF.Document
  oDocument = CATIA.ActiveDocument
  Dim oSelection as INFITF.Selection
  oSelection = oDocument.Selection
  ....
  End Sub
  We get an error message: "A Server exception
  occurs". After that, CATIA closes whithout any
  further message. This problem seems to come
  from selection
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS MODIFICATION WILL BE INCLUDED IN CATIA
  DOCUMENTATION DELIVERED WITH CATIA
  VERSION 5 RELEASE 15.
  NOTE THAT DOCUMENTATION WILL ALSO BE
  INCLUDED IN V5R14SP05.
  Incident Diagnosis :
  CATIA does not support Visual Basic .NET
  Correct Application :
  use Visual Basic 6
  Documentation Reference :
  Automation Documentation Home Page
  "3D PLM entretrise Architecture"\"Middleware"
  Invoking CATIA from a Scripting Language
  Automation Documentation
  Infrasrtucture technical articles
  Invoking CATIA from a scripting language
  MODIFICATION:
  In-process access using Visual Basic Scripting
  Edition or Visual Basic for Application since CATIA
  hosts both scripting engines.
  Out-process access from the following OLE
  Automation clients:
  Visual Basic for Applications via other applications
  like those of Office
  Visual Basic 6 Development Studio
  Windows Scripting Host and scripting languages
  such as VB Script or JScript
  an a html page
  .
  

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