Read Hasp info with .net

[Karl@CP PISTONS]

I have a c-hook that I would like to draw a solid block. I have  the code but it is unstable because every user might not have solids on the Hasp. Is there a way to query the hasp and or the NetHasp to determine what options are available?

Karl

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Is there a way to query the hasp and or the NetHasp to determine what options are available

 

No, not "directly" via any current NET-Hook API method.

You can get these data items, but not individual "product" options.

 

Mastercam.Support.RegistryManager class methods ->

GetSerialNumber()

GetCurrentProduct()

GetUserType()

 

But... 

if you email me -> SDK <at> mastercam <dot> com, I can show you a simple way to do so in your NET-Hook.

[djstedman]

I haven't tried to do anything like that so I am not sure,  I looked but couldn't find anything that let you check ahead of time for hasp info, although maybe someone else will chime in on if that's possible.

 

One thing I did find that I would look into is the SolidNotAllowedException

 

You could use a try / catch block .. something like this.. that way it should allow you to trap the exception and handle it however you want to.  If you need to use it over and over .. you could probably even make an ugly method / sub from it that would attempt something with solids and return success or failure to your code.. I say ugly because this IMO would be really bad coding practice.. but sometimes you do what works..

Try
    ' attempt to do whatever you need with solids here.. 
    [ tryStatements ] 

Catch ex As Mastercam.App.Exceptions.SolidsNotAllowedException 
    ' do whatever you need to if it does not work here.. 
    ' ie. explain to the user no solids.. 
    [ catchStatements ]

 End Try