Well, unless someone who's had experience with this issue wants to jump in
and help us... let's try a small experiment. Let's instruct AcadE 2006 to
look at a different folder for where it will store these user scratch
database files and such. We can see if we get a similar error message.
1. Exit AutoCAD 2006
2. Create a new folder on your local machine's C: drive. Let's say
"c:/test/user/"
3. Copy file lastproj.fil from your 'C:\Documents and
Settings\skilesl.ENGINEERING\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical
2006\R16.2\enu\Support\user\' folder into this new folder. If this file does
not exist, or if this whole folder is empty, then this is a clue. Let me
know.
4. Otherwise, continue on. Open file 'C:\Documents and
Settings\skilesl.ENGINEERING\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical
2006\R16.2\enu\Support\wd.env' with an ASCII text editor.
5. Find this part of the file:
****************************************************************************
********
* User temp file folder, CANNOT shared with other users
****************************************************************************
********
WD_USER,%DS_DIR%/user/,AutoCAD Electrical user temp file folder
Change it as follows (add (*) char to the existing line, add new line below
it as shown here:
****************************************************************************
********
* User temp file folder, CANNOT shared with other users
****************************************************************************
********
*WD_USER,%DS_DIR%/user/,AutoCAD Electrical user temp file folder
WD_USER,c:/test/user/,user folder
6. Save the file and exit.
7. Restart AcadE 2006. See if it comes up okay. If not, then it should now
say that it cannot create 'C:\test\user\AEGS.mdb'
Let me know what you find... there's got to be a logical explanation!
Nate.
; wrote in message
news:4844858@discussion.autodesk.com...
Yes the path is on my machine, but the file is not there.
I have admin previlages (full control) on the directory