DRAW Reference Manual
Additional Customisation
: PML Access to Hierarchy Browser
PML Access to Hierarchy Browser
The hierarchy browser can be accessed through PML using the PmlItemOpen object, this can be created using the following syntax:
using namespace ‘Aveva.Pdms.SDInterface.ItemOpen’
!browse = object PmlItemOpen ()
Note:
That it is necessary to have imported Aveva.Pdms.SDInterface but this is normally imported on start up.
There are various methods on the PmlItemOpen object to display the browser depending on the type of element to be displayed and an initial location for the browser. These are described in the table below:
Name
Result Type
Purpose
ShowBrowser()
STRING
Shows browser to select Picture Owner Element, initial location will be “Recent”. Returns name of the selected element.
ShowBrowser(STRING)
STRING
Shows browser to select picture owner element given initial library location. Returns name of selected element.
ShowLabelBrowser()
STRING
Shows browser to select Label Template, initial location will be “Recent”. Returns name of selected element.
ShowLabelBrowser(STRING)
STRING
Shows browser to select Label Template, given initial library location. Returns name of selected element.
ShowSymbolBrowser()
STRING
Shows browser to select Symbol Template initial location will be “Recent”. Returns name of selected element.
ShowSymbolBrowser(STRING)
STRING
Shows browser to select Symbol Template given initial library location. Returns name of selected element.
ShowBackingSheetBrowser()
STRING
Shows browser to select Backing Sheet, initial location will be “Recent”. Returns name of selected element.
ShowBackingSheetBrowser(STRING)
STRING
Shows browser to select Backing Sheet given initial library location. Returns name of selected element.
ShowOverlayBrowser()
STRING
Shows browser to select Overlay, initial location will be “Recent”. Returns name of selected element.
ShowOverlayBrowser(STRING)
STRING
Shows browser to select Overlay given initial library location. Returns name of selected element.
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