This example shows how to activate each Sheet in a drawing.
//-------------------------------------------------------------- //Preconditions: // 1. Create a C# Windows console project. // 2. Copy and paste this example into the C# IDE. // 3. Add a reference to: // install_dir\APISDK\tlb\DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.dll. // 4. Add references to System and System.Windows.Forms. // 5. Start DraftSight and open a document with multiple Sheets. // 6. Start debugging the project. // //Postconditions: // 1. Pops up a message box when a Sheet is activated. // 2. Click OK to close each message box. //---------------------------------------------------------------- using DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation; using System; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; static class Module1 { public static void Main() { DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application dsApp; Document dsDoc = default(Document); //Connect to DraftSight dsApp = (DraftSight.Interop.dsAutomation.Application)Marshal.GetActiveObject("DraftSight.Application"); //Abort any command currently running in //DraftSight to avoid nested commands dsApp.AbortRunningCommand(); //Get active document dsDoc = dsApp.GetActiveDocument(); if (dsDoc != null) { //Activate each Sheet, one by one SwitchSheets(dsDoc); } else { MessageBox.Show("There are no open documents in DraftSight."); } } public static void SwitchSheets(Document dsDoc) { Sheet dsSheet = default(Sheet); object[] dsVarSheets = null; int index = 0; string sheetName = null; //Get all Sheets dsVarSheets = (object[])dsDoc.GetSheets2(); if (dsVarSheets != null) { for (index = dsVarSheets.GetLowerBound(0); index <= dsVarSheets.GetUpperBound(0); index++) { dsSheet = (Sheet)dsVarSheets[index]; //Get Sheet name sheetName = dsSheet.Name; //Activate Sheet dsSheet.Activate(); //Verify if the Sheet was activated if (dsSheet.IsActive()) { MessageBox.Show(sheetName + " was activated."); } } } } }