HowTo: PW Tools – Get Folder Data (Updated)

I have updated this post to provide an updated version of the “Get Folder Data” tool. Typically, when I am working I am an administrator and do not have to deal with access control limitations. In the first version of this tool, I did not take that into account which may cause the tool to take a much longer time to process the data to ensure only folders where the user has access are returned. I have incorporated a check to determine if the current user is an administrator. I have also optimized the processing of the folder data to improve performance.

In this post, I’m going to share an update to the ProjectWise customization tool I created to add some additional functionality. This is a simple tool but has proven to come in handy for me.

You can download a zip file (PWTools_GetFolderData_V2) containing the following two files:

• PWTools_GetFolderData_V2.dll
• PWTools_GetFolderData_V2.mrr

Copy the two files into the following folder:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\ProjectWise\bin

The next time you launch ProjectWise Explorer, you should see the “Get Folder Data” Folder menu item.

Get Folder Data:

The Get Folder Data tool will display a dialog listing all folders within the selected folders hierarchy, to include the selected folder. This will include the following data:

• ProjectID
• ProjectName
• ProjectDescription
• ProjectGUID
• ParentID
• EnvironmentID
• EnvironmentName
• CreateDate
• FolderType
• TypeName
• WorkAreaClassID
• WorkAreaTypeName
• AccessControlID
• FullPath
• ProjectURN
• Level

How to Use:

Select a folder

Click the Get Folder Data menu item.

Note: If there are more than a thousand folders, you will be prompted to continue.

The following shows an example of what would be returned.

Note: Only folders you have access to will be returned.

Hopefully, you find this useful.

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