How sticky is my answer? 2

[MikeHalloran]

SW2009.0.0
Top assemblies comprise >1500 parts, grouped into subassemblies.
For defensible reasons, some subassemblies got moved around on the server.
Now, on opening a top assembly, I get a dialog box:
"Unable to locate .... Would you like to find it yourself?"
to which I answer, sometimes yes, sometimes no, depending on what I'm trying to do... hundreds of times per assembly.

The dialog box carries a check box in the LL corner:
"Don't ask me again".
How sticky is my response to that? Does it mean,
"Don't ask me again while loading this model.", or,
"Don't ask me again .. ever." ??

Similarly for a dialog box about an internal ID mismatch, giving one the opportunity to browse for a replacement model, accept the mismatch, or 'cancel'.
How sticky is my response to "Don't ask.." ??



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[dgowans]

I could be wrong, but I believe your answer only "sticks" for the current session of Solidworks.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

The "Don't ask again" options should be permanent if you close down SW normally.

 

[ShaggyPE]

agreed with the above.

-Dustin
Professional Engineer
Certified SolidWorks Professional
Certified COSMOSWorks Designer Specialist
Certified SolidWorks Advanced Sheet Metal Specialist

 

[handleman]

Actually, it depends on the message. Basically, if it shows up under Tools->Options, System Options, Advanced category after you check the box then it's permanent (until you check the box there, that is). If it doesn't show there, it's only session-long. I believe the particular message you mentioned is permanent.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

 

[MikeHalloran]

I didn't go through the menu to get the dialog; it came up while I was loading an old assembly.

I wish the dialog box had a 'help' button to explain it better... or at all.

I also wish they would control the location of the Yes | No buttons within the dialog box. After a while you decide to just keep pressing the same button ... but if the pathname/filename string in the prompt changes length substantially, the dialog box itself changes shape, and the buttons move, so eventually you press the button you didn't want.



Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

 

[Tmoose]

The mover should use SW explorer to move stuff to avoid breaking associations.

If the file mover is an IT person it may be necessary to anonymously move their bicycle to the opposite gender's bathroom, or their stash of mountain dew or jolt to a refrigerator on another floor to help demonstrate the concept of not frivolously fussing with other people's stuff.

 

[MikeMcL]

If by "sticky" you mean SWX performs your yes/no choice in future without the dialog box, it isn't sticky at all. All the "don't ask" check does is prevent the error message from appearing. Since it cant find the file nothing gets loaded there, and you don't get a chance to find & load it manually. There are other ways to bring it in later if you realize it isn't there but the error is your only warning. To get the message back, do as handleman instructs.

 

[MikeHalloran]

Wow, only buried four levels deep... and cleared after a reboot, so 'permanent'.
[ You'd think the dialog box would at least tell you where to go to restore the behavior. ]


The files were moved by our most experienced SW user, since departed for other reasons.
[ I'm guessing that maybe he tried using SW Explorer, and got impatient. More than 11,000 files were moved. ]


Thanks, all.


Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA