iProperties, add a custom value programatically

If you want to add an iProperty into the visible custom properties...

...use this function:

void AddCustomProperty(CComPtr<Document>& pInventorDoc,

                      const CString& kcsPropName,

                      const CString& kcsPropValue)

{

   CComPtr <PropertySets> pPropSets;

   pInventorDoc->get_PropertySets(&pPropSets);

   CComVariant varPropSetName(L"Inventor User Defined Properties");

   CComPtr<PropertySet> pPropSet;

   HRESULT hRes = pPropSets->get_Item(varPropSetName,&pPropSet);

   if (FAILED(hRes) || (pPropSet == nullptr)) {

       ShowCOMError(hRes, L"Could not find custom property set");

       return;

   }

   CComPtr<Property> pProperty;

   CComVariant varPropName(kcsPropName) ;

   CComVariant varPropVal(kcsPropValue);

   CComVariant varPropId;

   pPropSet->Add(varPropVal, varPropName, varPropId, &pProperty);

}

Here is an example of use:

       CComQIPtr<Document> pDoc = pAssemblyDoc ; // upcast to Document

       AddCustomProperty(pDoc,gkcsInOutPropName,csInOut);