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Question asked by Mike Lydon on Aug 31, 2009
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I am having a problem when I try to open a file from Solidworks. If I go to File, Open, and enter a filename, then click on Open, I get a "File Not Found" dialog box. I can scroll through the list, and pick the file from the list and it will open, or, when I enter the filename, If I'm quick enough to down arrow when the filename.ext appears to highlight the filename, it will open. This is a recent problem. I was always able to enter a filename(and, if it is actually in the file folder), click Open, to open the part/assy/drawing. I am on SW2009 sp0.

Mike Lydon

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Mark Kaiser Aug 31, 2009 3:37 PM
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I always thought you had to have the enter filename typed in to have SW find it ("name.slddrw/prt/asm"). If you type in just the filename, and not extension, but there's both a drawing and/or part and/or assembly file, how will SW know what you are asking it to open?
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- Steve Calvert @ Mark Kaiser on Aug 31, 2009 4:09 PM
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  Mike, you have to give it an extension as Mark has stated.
  
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- Mike Lydon @ Mark Kaiser on Sep 1, 2009 7:17 AM
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  Mark,
  
  Drawings, parts, and assemblies are kept in separate directories. When I enter a file name, there will be only one corresponding filename in that directory. Also, as I stated in my initial post, this is NEW behavior.
  
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  - Deepak Gupta @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 7:54 AM
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    Mike you may need to give the extension to the file name you typing in or you need to change the file type to either part, drawing or assembly (what ever is to be opened) in order to make it work correctly.
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    - Mike Lydon @ Deepak Gupta on Sep 1, 2009 7:43 AM
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      Deepak,
      
      I disagree. As I have stated previously, this is NEW behavior. The other two designers here do not have the "File not found" problem.
      
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      - Deepak Gupta @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 7:56 AM
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        Yes Mike, on my machine it work perfectly and I'm not getting any "File not found" error, I was just suggesting another way out.
        
        BTW what is the SP the other two engineers running on.
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        Mike Lydon @ Deepak Gupta on Sep 1, 2009 8:12 AM
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        Deepak,
        
        I am on SW2009 sp0. The other two designers are on sp4.1. For some reason, we are unable to load sp4.1 on my machine. Since I have the oldest machine in engineering, it has been decided that I will get a new machine. The head IT guy at the home office wants the new machine to be Vista 64 bit. There is some question whether some of our other applications will run on Vista 64, so I am not sure what the decision will be.
        
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        Deepak Gupta @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 8:19 AM
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        Mike,
        
        I can't say if it is a SP bug or something on your machine. Can you run a copy setting wizard on the any on the other machine having Sp4.1 and replace your settings. I'm not sure if this gona be useful but just wanted to let you know. If you want to try this, do keep a back of settings on your machine.
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        Mike Lydon @ Deepak Gupta on Sep 1, 2009 8:25 AM
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        Deepak,
        
        I have tried that, but when I restore settings from one of the other designers, I get the message that the settings were restored. The problem comes when I re-open Solidworks. I get the "Toolbar settings are inconsistent. Default settings will be used." And I get only the default SW settings.
        
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        Deepak Gupta @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 8:50 AM
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        Not sure but can be your machine or SW installation on your PC. Any specific reason why your pc can't have SP4.1. Also do you have a time to reinstall or repair the installation of SW.
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        Mike Lydon @ Deepak Gupta on Sep 1, 2009 8:56 AM
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        Deepak,
        
        I'm guessing my new machine will get here by the end of the month. We probably will not upgrade to SW2010 until several sp's have been released. That has been our usual MO. We never went to SW2008. We went from 2007 to 2009.
        
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        Deepak Gupta @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 9:11 AM
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        Well till you get updated use change file type, use file extension or scroll through list, whatever appeals you better and quick.
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        Wayne Tiffany @ Mike Lydon on Sep 1, 2009 10:22 AM
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        You might try renaming your HKCU SW key to see what you get with new settings. If the problem goes away, it's a setting that has been hosed.
        
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Josh Brady Aug 31, 2009 4:42 PM
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Can you get to SP4.1?

Works fine for me. If there is both a drawing and a part I get a "pick from the list" error. If not, it opens fine.
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- Deepak Gupta @ Josh Brady on Sep 1, 2009 3:00 AM
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  Works fine for me and like Josh stated, if there is both a drawing and a part I get a "pick from the list" error. If not, it opens fine.
  
  BTW I'm om SP3.0.
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Brian Mick Oct 9, 2013 8:34 AM
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Sorry for opening an old thread, but this behavior still exists in SW 2013. If I type the file name, it says 'file not found'. If I type the filename + extension, it opens just fine. I wish solidworks would default to adding ".SLDPRT" to something I had typed, and then check for ".SLDASM" files, then finally check for ".SLDDRW" files.
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- Deepak Gupta @ Brian Mick on Oct 9, 2013 8:56 AM
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  Seems to be working fine for me.
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  - Brian Mick @ Deepak Gupta on Oct 9, 2013 8:57 AM
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    What version of windows & solidworks are you running?
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    - Deepak Gupta @ Brian Mick on Oct 9, 2013 9:11 AM
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      Win 7 x64, SW2013 SP4.0
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