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Description

Saves the currently opened CAD file

Syntax

call DBWShell("SWSave [okUpdateLastModifiedFileDate [forceRebuildAll]]")

Parameters

okUpdateLastModifiedFileDate	Optional. (Default = 1) If 1 disables the automatic update of the database LAST_MODIFIED_FILE_DATE executed by the command
forceRebuildAll	Optional. 1: forces the rebuild of all the geometry and configurations in the active model •the new parameter can fix some missing preview issues •the new parameter may cause performance issues when passed •the new parameter can work only with the SolidWorks integration (DBWorks)

okUpdateLastModifiedFileDate

Optional.
(Default = 1)
If 1 disables the automatic update of the database LAST_MODIFIED_FILE_DATE executed by the command

forceRebuildAll

Optional.
1: forces the rebuild of all the geometry and configurations in the active model

•the new parameter can fix some missing preview issues

•the new parameter may cause performance issues when passed

•the new parameter can work only with the SolidWorks integration (DBWorks)

Remarks

Remember to use "|" char (vertical bar) characters instead of blanks in the file name.

In order to fully disable any database update when using the swSave command, the command TrackEvents 0 needs to be invoked before the call (see example below).

Decision flow will be:

if TrackEvents is 1 (default) then swSave invokes events, every DOCUMENT's field will be updated (LAST_MODIFIED_FILE_DATE too).

if TrackEvents is 0

•if swSave 1 (default) then LAST_MODIFIED_FILE_DATE is updated

•if swSave 0 then LAST_MODIFIED_FILE_DATE is not updated

Results

@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR	the error code number
@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_ERROR_STRING	the error description
@SWSAVEAS_SOLIDWORKS_WARNING	an optional warning code number

The error and warning code numbers are the same as documented in the swFileSaveError_e and swFileSaveWarning_e Enumerations of the SolidWorks API Help file.

Example

Example of NO tracking CAD save

DBWShell("TrackEvents 0")

DBWShell("swSave 0")
DBWShell("TrackEvents 1")

SWSave