Hi Quick answer, it sounds like you are using the MGE or GeoGraphics reader instead of the plain DGN reader. When you open a DGN file FME makes a guess at what format it is you wish to read. Because there is more than one use for a DGN it may pick the one that is wrong for your situation. A similar thing can happen with MDB files (geodatabase or plain Access).
Just make sure the format is set correctly in the open dataset dialog and all should be well. BTW - you can find this and a whole lot more information on our community web site, fmepedia.com Welcome to the world of FME, Mark Mark Ireland, Senior Product Specialist Safe Software Inc. Surrey, BC, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.safe.com Solutions for Spatial Data Translation, Distribution and Access --- In [email protected], "paredx4" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I've just installed an evaluation version of FME and am trying to > view a DGN in the Universal Viewer. I'm getting an error message > that says "Failed to open the database. Please make sure it exists." > I'm not very familiar with DGNs, but I think this has something to > do with an external attribute table. The DGN does not have one > intentionally. Is it possible to have the application not look for > this table or create a dummy table? (I don't have access to > Microstation.) > > -Pared x 4 > Join us at the FME Worldwide User Conference Sept. 21-22, 2006 Vancouver BC Canada. For more information, visit www.safe.com/2006uc. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fme/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
