As an aside... Why don't companies use longer file extensions in an attempt to minimise collisions? .sch has always been a pain, .schematic would be much more reliable. Admittedly this is diminished with the database file.
Cheers Don Ingram Leading Edge Design +61 7 4954 6074 +61 7 4954 6222 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Protel EDA Forum'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:22 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] Schematics no longer recognized. > David, > to re-associate *.sch with protel, you have to assign it to open with > Client99SE.exe not schematic.exe. > A quick way to do this (in windows95/98/ME) is find a .sch file hold down > the shift key, right click on the icon and select 'open with'. After > selecting Client99SE.exe (you may have to browse for it, try, "C:\Program > Files\Design Explorer 99 SE\Client99SE.exe"), make sure the 'always use this > program...' check box is selected before proceeding. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dwight Harm [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2002 4:03 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Schematics no longer recognized. > > > > > > It might be a file association problem. I think if .sch gets > > associated > > with a non-Protel program, it can have effects such as you > > described. Does > > a .sch file in Explorer show a schematic icon, or something > > else? Some > > scheduling programs use .sch, so installing or updating such > > a product could > > have changed the association. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Braendler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 2:40 PM > > To: Protel EDA Forum > > Subject: [PEDA] Schematics no longer recognized. > > > > > > Hi, > > I am having a curious problem with Protel 99SE where it does not > > recognise schematic documents. When I try to open such a > > document, nothing > > happens. If I try to assign the document as type 'schematic' > > I find that the > > option is no longer there! If I try to create a new schematic > > document, I > > also find that this option is no longer there! The software > > still recgnises > > (and opens) PCB documents and CAM documents. > > > > When I try to repair the installation, the problem is not fixed. > > When I remove the schematic option and then reinstall it, the > > problem is > > still not fixed. > > > > The only thing that I am yet to try is a total re-install, but I would > > rather see if the problem can be fixed in another way before > > I do that. > > > > Has anyone come across this problem and/or know how to fix it?? > > > > Cheers > > > > David Braendler > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Electronic Engineer > > Colour Vision Systems > > 11 Park Street > > Bacchus Marsh 3340 > > Victoria, Australia > > Ph : +61 3 5367 6410 > > Fax : +61 3 5367 4480 > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/proteledaforum@techservinc.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
