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06/22/2016

Demote OccurrencePattern
By Adam Nagy (http://adndevblog.typepad.com/manufacturing
/adam-nagy.html)
There is a sample in the API Help about demoting an occurrence
using the BrowserPane.Reorder function - search for "Demote
occurrence API Sample"
However, it does not work in case of an OccurrencePattern,
because that is not supported by the product either:

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If you think this would be something useful to have in the product
then please log it on the IdeaStation:
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There is another way to demote a component however: use the
"AssemblyDemoteCmd" control definition.
Just make sure that you are selecting the correct component - if you
select Occurrences(1) that will only return an item inside the
pattern and not the pattern object itself:

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Sub DemoteWithCommand()
Dim oDoc As AssemblyDocument
Set oDoc = ThisApplication.ActiveDocument
Dim oDef As AssemblyComponentDefinition
Set oDef = oDoc.ComponentDefinition
'Set a reference to the first occurrence
Dim oOcc As ComponentOccurrence
Set oOcc = oDef.Occurrences.Item(1)
Dim oItemToMove As Object
If oOcc.IsPatternElement Then
Set oItemToMove = oOcc.PatternElement.Parent
Else
Set oItemToMove = oOcc
End If
'Clear select set
oDoc.SelectSet.Clear
'Add the occurrence to demote to the select set
oDoc.SelectSet.Select oItemToMove
ThisApplication.SilentOperation = True
Dim oCM As CommandManager
Set oCM = ThisApplication.CommandManager
' Prepopulate the file name of new component in
' the 'Create Component' dialog
oCM.PostPrivateEvent kFileNameEvent, "C:\temp\te
st\demoted.iam"
Dim oControlDef As ControlDefinition
Set oControlDef = oCM.ControlDefinitions("Assemb
lyDemoteCmd")
' Execute the demote command
oControlDef.Execute
ThisApplication.SilentOperation = False

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