API Newbie

Guys,

I am new to API programming. I am trying to write the information of a
property page of a file to another file.

For instance, the property page of a file has the information already
filled in by the user within a program that they used. I want to copy
some of the fields to another file (property page).

The software we are using is Inventor (similar to AutoCAD). From what
I understood, the software is making the APIs available for use, but I
don't know how to access it.

Do I have to write the codes to access the API's (to get it to list
the API) or can I use the object browser in Visual Basic. It seems
that the API listed are not that much if I use the object browser in
Visual Basic. I am reading that the APIs are made available. Any help
would be appreciated.

Do I take the approach of writing it within the program or outside of
it? You can see the details of the property page through windows
explorer by right clicking it.

Btw, the Inventor software has a Visual Basic Editor and Macros built
inside.


Thanks,
Tony

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