Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
I can tell you about a certain issue with installation on a dual boot 98/2000 box, but I doubt that is your situation. I haven't tested it with one of the newer CD's that come with SP2 already on them, since I don't have one. Perhaps this issue no longer exists. What happens is 10 of the DXP template files are flagged by various disk repair utilities as having invalid long file names when the disk is checked on the Win98 side. This wouldn't be much of a problem except most disk utilities want to delete the long file names. Win2000 utilities report no problem. It is easily fixed by zipping up the templates, deleting the originals and then unzipping them back into the original directory. Thought I would mention it just in case. Frank At 12:24 PM 7/29/2003 -0300, you wrote: Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield Frank Gilley Dell-Star Technologies (918) 838-1973 Phone (918) 838-8814 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dellstar.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
[PEDA] DXP switch
Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
Tim, I have been running DXP and 99SE on the same machine (running Windows 2000) for some time now without any problems. As far as making the switch goes, I just kept all my 99SE designs in 99SE and any new designs, I do in DXP. I wanted to avoid any and all headaches trying to convert the designs. It has worked so far! Mark Leopold -Original Message- From: Tim Fifield [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:24 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] DXP switch Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
Dont -Original Message- From: Tim Fifield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 10:24 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] DXP switch Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
good luck and please keep us posted re your transition re DXP and SE on same machine i don't see any major issues or conflicts just some annoying minor things having to do with DXP hijacking file associations after a rather brief foray into DXP i decided it was not for me, i didn't want to make the investment of time for gains which were not and are still not apparent to me Dennis Saputelli Tim Fifield wrote: Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield -- Dennis Saputelli = send only plain text please! - no HTML == ___ Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com 2851 21st Streettel: 415-647-0480 San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
-Original Message- From: Tim Fifield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:24 PM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] DXP switch Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Tim Be prepared for a major change in your Protel design work flow. You can d/l all the manuals and tutorials now from the Protel web site, read them carefully, take time over how projects are treated, connectivity is done and especially the sections on queries. A serious change at that. It takes a considerable bit of getting used to. But some features are a lot better, there are mixed opinions from all sides over how productive it is compared to P99SE. At present I personally do not find it as productive as 99SE, although after using some of the features in DXP I do miss them when working in 99SE. Currently I am trying to develop my 'DXP skills' to see if I can get to a productive level with it, but this will take time. IMO I am not really helping myself by jumping back/forward between the packages but due to current constraints on my time I have no choice as I cannot in all conscience charge customers, or take internal cost hits for my 'learning time'. For DXP updates info you should register at http://forums.altium.com/cgi-bin/info.asp which is an Altium list server. You will read there a lot of different opinions on DXP, some good, some bad, some really bad, some hopefully optimistic the Situs router will become what everyone hoped ( expected it to be) but best way is to make a concentrated effort to learn the beast for yourself. Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? No problems I am aware of, I use both on same workstation all day, swapping back forth whenever I want to see if DXF can do it better than 99SE. Good luck Best Regards John A. Ross RSD Communications ltd Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWWhttp://www.rsd.tv == Tim Fifield * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
Have they made any improvements to the Signal Integrity tool? Would be worth it's weight (?) if it worked properly. Robert Dennis Saputelli [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] olsinc.comcc: Subject: Re: [PEDA] DXP switch 29-Jul-2003 05:01 PM Please respond to Protel EDA Forum good luck and please keep us posted re your transition re DXP and SE on same machine i don't see any major issues or conflicts just some annoying minor things having to do with DXP hijacking file associations after a rather brief foray into DXP i decided it was not for me, i didn't want to make the investment of time for gains which were not and are still not apparent to me Dennis Saputelli Tim Fifield wrote: Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield -- Dennis Saputelli = send only plain text please! - no HTML == ___ Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com 2851 21st Streettel: 415-647-0480 San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Re: [PEDA] DXP switch
Tim, I am running on an XP machine, with both 99SE and DXP. I have had no problems except that our email software (Lotus Notes) requires us to login to Thin Client on a Citrix Neighborhood platform. I usually keep my email up and running all day. Our OS for the Citrix just changed from win98 to Win2000 Server. As soon as that happened, I have all kinds of irritating problems with 99SE but not DXP. 99SE can't find board files, but when I do a search for them, they are there. I will be working along in 99SE and all of a sudden it gets lost and I have to wait to get my control back until its found again. Its VERY annoying! As soon as all our Engineers are upgraded to DXP, then I can dump 99SE. Altium won't support this issue and we didn't pay for support anyway, so I'm SOL until the switch. I can still design boards in 99SE and send them out for fab, its just not much fun to do so. I suspect that the problem has something to do with Win2000 Server software and my local XP (our Protel licenses are floating on the network - I think). Anyway, good luck with yours! Natalie DeGennaro Tim Fifield [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/29/2003 12:24 PM Please respond to Protel EDA Forum To: Protel EDA Forum [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc: Subject:[PEDA] DXP switch Well, I've been informed that I'm going to be switching to DXP. Does anybody have any words of wisdom to make this switch a little easier? Are there any issues with loading DXP onto the same machine with 99SE? Tim Fifield * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
