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PromptedEntry/PromptedTexts/PromptStrings
ByAdamNagy(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/adamnagy.html)
Youcanaddpromptedtexttoatitleblockorborderbyplacinginstancesof"PromptedEntry"inthem:

(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/.a/6a0167607c2431970b01b8d1a75cfe970cpopup)
Whenyouareinsertingsuchatitleblockorborder(oranewsheetwithoneofthose)thenyou'llbepromptedwithadialogcalled"PromptedTexts"toprovidethevaluesforthem:

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Whencreatinganewsheet,addinganewtitleblockorborder,youcanspecifythestringsthatshouldbeusedforthePromptedEntry'sbyfillingin
theTitleBlockPromptStrings/BorderPromptStringsvariablesinSheets.AddUsingSheetFormatfunction,orPromptStringsvariableinSheet.AddBorderand
Sheet.AddTitleBlockfunctions.
TheInventorAPIhelpfilehasasampleforsettingthePromptedEntry'sinsidetheSheet.AddTitleBlockfunction.Youhavetousetheothertwofunctionsinasimilarfashion.
Ifyouwanttodothingsdynamically,i.e.yourfunctionissupposedtoworkwithmultipledifferenttitleblockandborderdefinitionsandyouhavetocheckwhatPromptedEntry's
theycontain,thenthisblogpost(http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing/2012/05/readpromptedentrythroughcode.html)willhelp.
Inmydrawingtheactivesheethasmycustomtitleblockandborder:

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ThisVBAcodecancreateanewsheetwiththesametitleblockandborderthattheactivesheethas,withoutInventorpoppingupthe"PromptedTexts"dialog:

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'Beforerunningthiscode,addreferenceto
'"MicrosoftXML,v6.0"inthisVBAproject
FunctionGetPromptedEntryNames(skAsSketch)AsString()
OnErrorResumeNext
Dimnames()AsString
DimtbAsTextBox
ForEachtbInsk.TextBoxes
DimxmlAsDOMDocument
Setxml=NewDOMDocument
'FormattedTextmightnotbeavailableon
'allTextBox,that'swhyusing
'errorhandling
Callxml.loadXML(tb.FormattedText)

'Lookforpromptedentry
DimnodeAsIXMLDOMNode
Setnode=xml.selectSingleNode("Prompt")
IfNotnodeIsNothingThen
If(Notnames)=1Then
ReDimnames(0)AsString
Else
ReDimPreservenames(UBound(names)+1)AsString
EndIf

names(UBound(names))=node.text
EndIf
Next
OnErrorGoTo0

GetPromptedEntryNames=names
EndFunction

SubSetValueBasedOnName(strings()AsString)
DimiAsInteger
Fori=0ToUBound(strings)
DimsAsString:s=strings(i)
Ifs="MyBorderPrompt"Ors="MyTitlePrompt"Then
strings(i)="MyValue"
Else
strings(i)="Dunno"
EndIf
Next
EndSub

SubAddNewSheet()
DimdwgAsDrawingDocument
Setdwg=ThisApplication.ActiveDocument

DimshAsSheet
Setsh=dwg.ActiveSheet

'ArraysforthePromptedEntry's
DimpsTB()AsString
DimpsB()AsString

psTB=GetPromptedEntryNames(sh.TitleBlock.Definition.Sketch)
psB=GetPromptedEntryNames(sh.Border.Definition.Sketch)

'Fillthemwithvaluesbasedonourlogic
CallSetValueBasedOnName(psTB)
CallSetValueBasedOnName(psB)

'Createanewformatbasedonactivesheet
DimsfAsSheetFormat
Setsf=dwg.SheetFormats.Add(sh,"Mine")

'Createanewsheet
DimsAsSheet
Sets=dwg.Sheets.AddUsingSheetFormat(_
sf,,"Mysheet",,psTB,psB)

'Ifyoudon'twanttokeeptheformatyoucandeleteit
Callsf.Delete
EndSub

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