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From: billyb on 5 Jun 2006 19:26 THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! IT WORKED, I WENT IN WITH ACCESS AND CHANGED IT TO 9.02 (IT WAS 10.3 OR SOMETHING). ANYWAY, I DID AS YOU SUGGESTED. I REOPENED SW, AND THE HOLE WIZARD WORKED. THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!! wurz wrote: > billyb wrote: > > I tried loading 2005 SW and got the error message "The database file > > C:\Program Files\Common File\Solidworks > > Data\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb" is not the expected version (9.02). > > This comes up when I try to used hole wizard. > > > > I did have other versions, i.e. SW 2006,04,02 on my computer at times. > > These are not on the computer anymore. > > > > How can I solve this problem? Help is appreciated. > > You can 'hack' the SWBrowser.mdb file if you want. > > Open it in Access and go to the table called Version. There is a field > called CurrentVersion. Change the value to whatever value the error > message says. Re-save the MDB file and you're done. > > You may need to restart SW though. > > Regards > > Martin
From: Mr. Who on 5 Jun 2006 20:45 Oh yeah, you only get customize button when doing a new install. Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> SolidWorks -> Modify button -> Choose your SW type (pro, premium etc) and Next -> Uncheck toolbox as a SW add-in. Then repeat and recheck toolbox as an add-in. This should reinstall the files and hopefully fix things up. I see that the previously mentioned fix did work, but I would have serious reservations about altering that access db value without knowing the ramifications. billyb wrote: > Mr. Who > Where is the "customize section"? Sorry maybe stupid question. > > > Mr. Who wrote: > > Try add/remove programs and modify. Make sure you have toolbox added > > in under the customize section. if it is already added then try a > > repair or remove toolbox and then add it back. Hopefully this will > > repair the incorrect toolbox file. > > > > billyb wrote: > > > I tried loading 2005 SW and got the error message "The database file > > > C:\Program Files\Common File\Solidworks > > > Data\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb" is not the expected version (9.02). > > > This comes up when I try to used hole wizard. > > > > > > I did have other versions, i.e. SW 2006,04,02 on my computer at times. > > > These are not on the computer anymore. > > > > > > How can I solve this problem? Help is appreciated.
From: wurz on 6 Jun 2006 03:43 Mr. Who wrote: > Manually editing SolidWorks data files seems like a really bad idea. > Was this fix endorsed by SW? > Nope - not endorsed by SW, but the file is a plain old Access database anyway. I've only ever had to do this once (when a SP didn't 'take' properly) and it didn't cause any waves ;-) Martin
From: CS on 6 Jun 2006 09:22 NO!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!! Don't hack your file!!!!!!! Fix it the right way if you would have called your VAR you would have been directed to the correct way to fix it. You have to use the UpdateBrowserData.exe The reason the version is important is because the tables may change between releases. If you don't get the propper update you can cause a whole heap of problems in the future. The reason it didn't update is either you didn't point the install to the correct location or your swBrowser.mdbold file couldn't be overwritten. e-mail me and I will send you a walk through document for this. Corey billyb wrote: > THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! IT WORKED, I WENT IN WITH ACCESS AND CHANGED IT TO > 9.02 (IT WAS 10.3 OR SOMETHING). ANYWAY, I DID AS YOU SUGGESTED. I > REOPENED SW, AND THE HOLE WIZARD WORKED. > THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!! > > wurz wrote: > > billyb wrote: > > > I tried loading 2005 SW and got the error message "The database file > > > C:\Program Files\Common File\Solidworks > > > Data\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb" is not the expected version (9.02). > > > This comes up when I try to used hole wizard. > > > > > > I did have other versions, i.e. SW 2006,04,02 on my computer at times. > > > These are not on the computer anymore. > > > > > > How can I solve this problem? Help is appreciated. > > > > You can 'hack' the SWBrowser.mdb file if you want. > > > > Open it in Access and go to the table called Version. There is a field > > called CurrentVersion. Change the value to whatever value the error > > message says. Re-save the MDB file and you're done. > > > > You may need to restart SW though. > > > > Regards > > > > Martin
From: CS on 6 Jun 2006 09:27
Actually now that I read your post again I see the expected version is earilier than the current version indicating it may have been updated by an installation of sw2006. Do you have that installed. If so you will have problems again when you try to use it in 2006. CS wrote: > NO!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!! Don't hack your file!!!!!!! > > Fix it the right way if you would have called your VAR you would have > been directed to the correct way to fix it. > > You have to use the UpdateBrowserData.exe > > The reason the version is important is because the tables may change > between releases. If you don't get the propper update you can cause a > whole heap of problems in the future. The reason it didn't update is > either you didn't point the install to the correct location or your > swBrowser.mdbold file couldn't be overwritten. > > e-mail me and I will send you a walk through document for this. > > Corey > > billyb wrote: > > THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! IT WORKED, I WENT IN WITH ACCESS AND CHANGED IT TO > > 9.02 (IT WAS 10.3 OR SOMETHING). ANYWAY, I DID AS YOU SUGGESTED. I > > REOPENED SW, AND THE HOLE WIZARD WORKED. > > THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!!!!! > > > > wurz wrote: > > > billyb wrote: > > > > I tried loading 2005 SW and got the error message "The database file > > > > C:\Program Files\Common File\Solidworks > > > > Data\lang\english\swbrowser.mdb" is not the expected version (9.02). > > > > This comes up when I try to used hole wizard. > > > > > > > > I did have other versions, i.e. SW 2006,04,02 on my computer at times. > > > > These are not on the computer anymore. > > > > > > > > How can I solve this problem? Help is appreciated. > > > > > > You can 'hack' the SWBrowser.mdb file if you want. > > > > > > Open it in Access and go to the table called Version. There is a field > > > called CurrentVersion. Change the value to whatever value the error > > > message says. Re-save the MDB file and you're done. > > > > > > You may need to restart SW though. > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Martin |