PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
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I am trying to convince my employer to not only upgrade to 2009 but to start running a vault/PDM Works. To do this I created a vault on my machine and am setting everything up so others can use it. Once he likes it we will move to a server.
Having said that here is my problem. I have been running into some parts that are giving me a lot of grief putting them into the vault. It has always been vendor parts, i.e. downloaded files from supplier. I will check in an assembly and the status window pops up. It gets to Query Info: for a file then an error message pops up with "The parameter is incorrect". I hit OK and go to open the file that caused the problem and I then get "Failed to open: already open" error. I have to restart the machine to be able to open the file. I look and everything seems OK. I check in the file by itself and no problem. I then open the assembly and I get the same problem.
I would assume from the error that there is something in the file that PDMWorks is having a problem with but I can't seem to find it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Having said that here is my problem. I have been running into some parts that are giving me a lot of grief putting them into the vault. It has always been vendor parts, i.e. downloaded files from supplier. I will check in an assembly and the status window pops up. It gets to Query Info: for a file then an error message pops up with "The parameter is incorrect". I hit OK and go to open the file that caused the problem and I then get "Failed to open: already open" error. I have to restart the machine to be able to open the file. I look and everything seems OK. I check in the file by itself and no problem. I then open the assembly and I get the same problem.
I would assume from the error that there is something in the file that PDMWorks is having a problem with but I can't seem to find it.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.






RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
We have a very slow network here (it's a gigabit setup but there is so much traffic it's very slow) so working on a local machine, without going over the network, makes for a tremendous speed improvement.
I agree that the files don't need to be in the vault for revision/control purposes but the less my computer communicates with the servers the better.
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Does the error message contain an error code at all?
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
As an aside I did figure out a work around.
My last place this was not a problem but I was able to check everything in once I resolved all the parts. I load all the parts lightweight to start then do my work and send it to the vault. These parts were giving me trouble so I tried resolving everything and it seems to work.
I would still like to know what was wrong, or wasn't working, so I can make sure to address the problem in the future since I don't always resolve the lightweight stuff before check in.
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Thank you for the information. I can honestly say I would have never thought about trying any of those steps.
I'll post the results of what happens.
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
I downloaded the SP and now everything is running great.
Next step is to put it on some other machines and get everyone's buy-in.
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
Joe Hasik, CSWP/SMTL
SW 09 x64, SP 1.0
Dell T3400
Intel Core2 Quad
Q6700 2.66 GHz
3.93 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600
RE: PDM Works 2007 Parameter Incorrect
The company I was at had been running PDMWorks for a while before I got there so I have never been threw the conversion.
The one thing they did say they would have done different is to not have any files outside the vault. The started by leaving fasteners/hardware/ and OEM parts outside and it caused more trouble then it was worth. That's what started this thread so I am starting with that but what else would you suggest.
I think once people see it doesn't take 30min to open a large assembly they will buy in pretty quickly but I can already hear it now about standardized naming conventions and needing to convert toolbox components before check in but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that things go smoothly.