Multiple Sessions?

[Anonymous]

Why is it that the open file dialog doesn't stick to the current session? For example, open up a session of Inventor and set it to project A. Now launch another session of Inventor and set it to project B. go back to session A and launch the open file dialog, notice how its directed to the path of session B. Isn't this catastophic to semi-isolated environments?

[Anonymous]

First, It is NOT a good idea to have multiple sessions of IV open at the same
time in any event.
Second, does it help to know that IV uses Windows file pointers?

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Dave Jacquemotte
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"ohunome" wrote in message
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> Why is it that the open file dialog doesn't stick to the current session? For
example, open up a session of Inventor and set it to project A. Now launch
another session of Inventor and set it to project B. go back to session A and
launch the open file dialog, notice how its directed to the path of session B.
Isn't this catastophic to semi-isolated environments?

[Anonymous]

I wandered if anyone else had seen this. I have to
do this if I want to change a library part without closing the project I'm
working on at the time.

Matt

[Anonymous]

Can you explain this file pointer thing a little more?

[Anonymous]

When you open a session (A) of Inventor, it is registered with Windows. That's
how it knows where to go when you use "File--Open" in the first place. When you
open another session (B), it re-registers with that new session. When you switch
back to first session, it does not re-register again, since it is not commanded
to. It will then open the last known default directory, which was the one used
in session B. If you open a 3rd session, that one will be the default for all
other sessions, etc.

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Dave Jacquemotte
Automation Designer
www.autoconcorp.com



"ohunome" wrote in message
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> Can you explain this file pointer thing a little more?

[Anonymous]

It makes you wonder why you can even launch multiple sessions of Inventor if it's so dangerous. Every asks me why I would launch multiple sessions of Inventor and I tell them "because I can!"

[Anonymous]

I'm never able to work on a project from start to
finish so I will open a side project in a new session. This way if I crash it
won't take both projects with it.

Matt

[Anonymous]

You can drink battery acid too, but you don't see
people rushing out to do it......

On the other hand I can think of a couple instances
where having more than one instance of IV open is handy. Too bad it's so
catastrophic......

gcooper

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's really that "dangerous", just so
you know the behavior so you can control it yourself.

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It
makes you wonder why you can even launch multiple sessions of Inventor if it's
so dangerous. Every asks me why I would launch multiple sessions of Inventor
and I tell them "because I can!"