SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
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Error: The database file \Toolbox\Solidworks Data\lang\English\SWBrowser.mdb' is not the expected version (10.19)
We have only one user that is encountering this problem. We have had the same toolbox on our server for three years, no changes. As far as I can see, the pc is mapped properly, SW toolbox and browser is added.........Any ideas?
Thanks!
We have only one user that is encountering this problem. We have had the same toolbox on our server for three years, no changes. As far as I can see, the pc is mapped properly, SW toolbox and browser is added.........Any ideas?
Thanks!






RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
he update to "swbrowser.mdb" can be manually performed by following the steps below:
1. If the user is running a shared Toolbox installation where multiple users interact with the same SWBrowser.mdb file in a shared location, then ALL users must exit SolidWorks to ensure that no user is locking the database. If the database is currently in use, then the update will fail.
2. On a user’s machine open Windows Explorer and browse to “<SolidWorks Install Directory>\Toolbox\data utilities” and locate the file called “UpdateBrowserData.exe”. Double click this file to run the update utility.
3. For the “Updating Database” field browse to “<SolidWorks Install Directory>\Toolbox\data utilities\lang\English” and choose the file “updatedb.mdb”.
4. For the “Database to Update” field browse to “<SolidWorks Common files location>\lang\English” and choose the “SWBrowser.mdb” file at this location. In the previous mentioned path the <SolidWorks Common Files location>, if unknown, can be determined by opening the Toolbox.ini file in Notepad and seeing what location is specified as the “ToolboxPartFolder”. The ToolboxPartFolder location is the same path as the SolidWorks Common Files location.
5. The “Current Version Database” should remain empty and the “Log Filename” field does not need to be altered.
6. Click “Update” to run the update process and that should result in the database being migrated to the newer version.
Please note that the general “Not Expected Version” error message can also occur in the case where the SWBrowser.mdb file is a full major version behind the SolidWorks install. For example, attempting to use a SolidWorks 2005 (or older) database that has not been updated with SolidWorks 2006. In those cases, the update process above can be used, but once that update is done an older major version of SolidWorks will not be able to access the database that has been updated to the SolidWorks 2006 format.
See if that doesn't help. It looks like SP's might cause a problem. Maybe.
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
Eric
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
Eric
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
I'll upgrade the sp; however, I didn't think that would be related.
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
However, if you are using a shared toolbox from a central server, you user’s computer should not even be looking at the mdb on his computer.
Just to make sure that I am not steering you wrong, are your computers set up to share the toolbox from a common location? If you rename the mdb on the dysfunctional computer, how does it react?
Eric
RE: SW 2006 Toolbox is not the expected version.
that there is no such complaint from the local file. I may just do a clean install and start from the beginning.