Sheet Set Manager editing of Sheet Properties on many Sheets

I did a test using AutoCAD’s Sheet Set Manager and clocked the time updating 3 Sheet Properties on 10 different Sheets. I right click on a Sheet and select Properties… and add a Revision, Revision By and Revision Date where they are the same for all the sheets. I paste the date from the clipboard to speed things up. Still it takes around 10 seconds per Sheet to do this and I can imagine users that might need 20 seconds for this. Here are three of the Sheet Custom Properties seen.

Imagine an engineer costs 35 EUR per hour updating 300 sheets would costs around 30 EUR.

Now there is a time and money saver available. With SSMPropEditor you can do the same thing on 10 or even 1000 sheets in the same time it takes to update only a couple of sheets with SSM.

SSMPropEditor is sold at 25 EUR or less per license so if you use Sheet Set Manager and need to edit properties across multiple sheets you can easily see how great a deal it is.

It is also so much more fun to use SSMPropEditor instead of manually having repeat the same step over and over. You don’t even have to start AutoCAD. You don’t even need AutoCAD to be installed, just access to the Sheet Set DST file. This means anyone can review the drawings with AutoCAD LT or a DWG viewer and then approve or edit the properties right away.

When the property values are varying among the sheets you can see *VARIES* as value and it can quickly be edited on all selected sheets with SSMPropEditor.

    

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Yankee Stadium within Navisworks

Autodesk, together with Turner Construction Company completed one of the most high-profile building projects of the year – the new Yankee Stadium. Turner used the latest BIM processes and Autodesk Revit-based products and Autodesk’s Navisworks Manage software to streamline workflow and collaboration while allowing their building professionals to effectively gather design data for visualization, simulate scheduling and identify interferences. 

Turner Construction leveraged BIM and Autodesk’s Navisworks Manage software to create 3D models of every major building component – from architectural and structural elements to electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems. Navisworks combined this separate data into a single “virtual” model of the stadium that helped the Turner team and multiple subcontractors coordinate efforts and identify potential costly inconsistencies before breaking ground. 

The Indiana limestone exterior, shown at Gate 4, mirrors the exterior of the original Yankee Stadium in 1923.

"in progress" photo of the entrance to the stadium:

Mechanical room within the stadium, model versus actual:

Corridor within the stadium, model versus actual:

MEP fabrication/layout coordination

Press release from Autodesk below:

Autodesk Helps Turner Construction Score Big with New Yankee Stadium

Turner Construction Reaps Collaboration Benefits of Building Information Modeling

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 24, 2009—Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, has announced that Turner Construction Company utilized Autodesk Navisworks Manage software as an element in the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process used to complete the new Yankee Stadium project.  As part of its construction management process, known as Virtual Trade Coordination (VTC), Turner used the latest BIM processes and Autodesk Revit-based products and Navisworks Manage software to help streamline workflow and collaboration among subcontractors.   

“Turner is experiencing  tremendous growth in the use of BIM during both preconstruction and construction phases as a tool to help us dramatically improve the building process while reducing field initiated RFI’s and changes,” said Jim Barrett, manager of virtual construction technologies for Turner Construction.  “The Yankee Stadium project typifies our commitment to BIM and the tangible and measurable benefits we - and more importantly, our clients - are experiencing in schedule, quality, cost and safety improvements on all our BIM projects across the United States.”

Turner’s Virtual Trade Coordination Process Applied to Yankee Stadium Project

Turner Construction Company effectively applied its experience to foster a results-driven, multi-disciplinary collaboration on the Yankee Stadium project.   The company has already managed more than 100 BIM-based projects at an estimated value of $20 billion as well as purchasing and using 400 licenses of Navisworks Manage throughout the firm.

BIM design software was used to create 3D models of every major building component – from architectural and structural elements to HVAC, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems.   With Navisworks Manage software as an essential component of the company’s VTC process, digital data from multiple design and engineering software sources were combined in a single “virtual” model of the stadium that assisted the Turner team and all of the project’s subcontractors in more quickly identifying systems spatial clashes and conflicts to be fixed before the construction phase. This early, coordinated, real-time, whole-project review and analysis helped to minimize costly changes and unexpected scheduling delays in the field.

“We have a long-standing relationship with Turner Construction Company, and together we’ve seen the benefits of BIM and a collaborative project delivery process that includes the entire team, from owners to trade subcontractors,” said Jim Lynch, vice president of AEC industry marketing at Autodesk. “We are pleased that Autodesk Navisworks Manage was a component in the success of one of the most high-profile building projects of the year—the new Yankee Stadium.”

Navisworks Manage software enhances the review process by enabling design and construction management professionals to aggregate existing design data for visualization, simulate scheduling, and identify interferences to improve productivity and project quality. Design data created in BIM applications such as Autodesk Revit-based products can be combined with geometry and information from other design tools and reviewed in real-time as an entire 3D project. The combination of Navisworks Manage software’s precise fault-finding analysis, interference management, dynamic project schedule simulation, and more photorealistic visualization enables advanced project analysis. In addition, entire project models, of various file sizes and formats, can be published and viewed in NWD and 3D DWF file formats for better team collaboration.

BIM is an integrated process that allows architects, engineers and builders to explore a project digitally before it’s built. Coordinated, reliable information is used throughout the process to design innovative projects, accurately visualize appearance for better communication, and simulate real-world performance for better understanding of important characteristics such as cost, scheduling and environmental impact.

About Turner Construction Company

Turner Construction Company provides construction management services to leading institutions and companies who recognize the value of a partner who works diligently and creatively to find the best possible solutions for each particular project. In 2008, Turner completed in excess of $10 billion of construction on more than 2,000 projects throughout the world. Turner’s use of building information modeling (BIM) helps visualize, quantify, and simulate the construction process to produce higher-quality buildings and exceed their clients’ expectations.

About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc., is a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com.

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Autodesk, AutoCAD, DWF, Navisworks and Revit are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical errors that may appear in this document.

© 2009 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved.

Yankee Stadium

Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the The Bronx, a borough of New York City. It serves as the home ballpark for the New York Yankees, replacing the previous Yankee Stadium, built in 1923. Much of the stadium incorporates design elements from the previous Yankee Stadium, paying homage to the Yankees' history. The projected total cost of the stadium is $1.5 billion, making it the most expensive stadium in the world.

The exterior was made from 11,000 pieces of Indiana limestone, along with granite and pre-cast concrete.

Approximately 51,000 fans can be seated, with a standing room capacity of 52,325.

Purge unreferenced images in AutoCAD with AutoLISP

Here is some AutoLISP code that can be used to purge unreferenced images from a drawing and delete and detach all images that are not found.

It is prepared to be used together with SmartPurger so multiple drawings can be processed. Download the code here, extract the zip file and rename the file from having file extension .txt to .scr and load it with SmartPurger in options>settings>general>script/lisp file.

An unreferenced image is attached to the drawing but have been erased. A Not Found image is no longer existing in the valid search paths. An Unresolved image cannot be read by AutoCAD.

(defun purge-unreferenced-images (/ ss1 ctr id symlst enamelst delent vl_delent ipath iname tmp)
 (defun remlst (/ tmp1)
  (setq
    tmp (length (member (cdr (assoc 340 (entget delent))) enamelst))
  )
  (repeat (- (length symlst) tmp)
    (setq tmp1 (cons (car symlst) tmp1))
    (setq symlst (cdr symlst))
  )
  (setq tmp (list (car symlst)))
  (setq symlst (append (reverse tmp1) (cdr symlst)))
 )
 (defun massoc (key alist / x nlist)
  (foreach x alist
    (if (eq key (car x))
      (setq nlist (cons (cdr x) nlist))
    )
  )
  (reverse nlist)
 )

  (vl-load-com) 
  (setq ss1 (ssget "x" '((0 . "IMAGE"))))
  (setq ctr 0)
  (setq id (dictsearch (namedobjdict) "acad_image_dict"))
  (setq symlst (massoc 3 id))
  (setq enamelst (massoc 350 id))
  (if ss1
    (progn
      (while (< ctr (sslength ss1))
 (setq delent (ssname ss1 ctr))
 (setq vl_delent (vlax-ename->vla-object delent))
 (setq ipath (vla-get-ImageFile vl_delent))
 (remlst)

 (setq iname (strcat (vl-filename-base ipath) (vl-filename-extension ipath)))

 (if (and (not (findfile ipath))
   (not (findfile iname))
     )
   (progn
     (dictremove (cdr (car id)) (car tmp))
     (append tmp symlst)
     (ssdel delent ss1)
     (vla-delete vl_delent)
   )
   (progn
     (setq ctr (1+ ctr))
   )
 )
      )
    )
  )
  (while symlst
    (dictremove (cdr (car id)) (car symlst))
    (setq symlst (cdr symlst))
  )
)
(purge-unreferenced-images)
(command "QSAVE")
(command "_QUIT")

Navisworks 2010 new release for Plant and Process

NavisWorks 2010 is preparing for AutoCAD Plant 3D by a new update. I guess that Plant 3D might be released soon then. Not sure yet how to tell the difference between the initial NavisWorks 2010 and this new release when it comes to version number or so.

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, announced that it is shipping new releases of Autodesk Navisworks 2010 software for managing, simulating, and reviewing design and engineering projects in 3D. Autodesk Navisworks 2010 provides new capabilities that manage multi-disciplinary plant design and engineering workflows and enhance coordination across distributed teams. New plant-relevant features include:

Clash grouping and detection - Autodesk Navisworks combines precise faultfinding with hard, soft, clearance, and time-based clash management. Engineers can more quickly review and cross-check geometry created by most 3D authoring software; maintain a complete record of all clashes found throughout a project; check time and space coordination; and resolve site and workflow issues at the planning stage.

Multi-format support - Compatible with most major 3D design and laser scan formats, Autodesk Navisworks can combine 3D data from multiple formats, regardless of file size, into a comprehensive, dynamic information model, which can be shared with all stakeholders. Autodesk is committed to providing multi-format support and will work to provide compatibility with new file formats as they emerge.

Collaboration - Autodesk Navisworks enables design teams across engineering disciplines to view, annotate, expand, revise, and analyze one comprehensive information model for informed, timely decision-making. All project review files saved in Navisworks format are compressed, more secure, and streamable, and can be easily viewed with the free* Navisworks viewer.

More details in this press release from Autodesk.

Raster Design 2010 licensing problem solved

Issues Addressed by this Hotfix:

• Raster Design Network Deployment:
  This hotfix updates licensing files which allow AutoCAD Raster Design 2010 network deployments to be installed with supported standalone AutoCAD applications.

  This hotfix will not allow a standalone Raster Design 2010 installation to install with network deployments of host applications.

• Raster Design Features with AutoCAD Civil 3D and AutoCAD Civil 2010:
  This hotfix also addresses instability issues with Raster Design features (i.e. Imanage) when installed with AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010.

Knowledge Base document: Raster Design 2010 Hotfix for Licensing and Civil 3D Feature Update

Lookeen review – better search for Outlook

I have many times found it frustrating the the instant search in Outlook is slow and buggy and does not always show what it should. Too bad but Microsoft is not good on search either on the PC or on the web.

I eventually heard about Lookeen in one of the comments on this blog and decided to take a look.

I added my 15 PST files to the index with a total of 4 GB and started the indexing. I did not measure the time for the process but it was much quicker than the Outlook indexing.

Below you can see the toolbar that is added to Outlook after installing Lookeen.

Features 

• Lookeen is indeed much quicker to search with than Outlook.
• I have found that the search result is also much better. I found most of what I search for.
• I can even search closed PST files and local folders. And Lookeen is able to open the elements you will find in a closed store WITHOUT being forced to open the complete store in Outlook.
• The search works across mails, attachments, appointments, tasks, notes and contacts.
• For companies central indexing is supported.

Here are the buttons on the toolbar:

Conversation Button - If you want get an overview of a complete conversation between you and another person (the sender) please mark an e-mail from this person and afterwards click on the  button in the Lookeen toolbar.

Find more Button - If you want to find more e-mails concerning the same subject please mark the e-mail concerned and afterwards click on the button.

Day Button - If you want to find all e-mails from this day, click one the button.

Week Button - If you want to find all e-mails from the last seven days, please click on the button.

Bugs

A complex software without problem does not exist so I found a few with Lookeen too.

I have found some cases where what I search for does not show up even though it should. But it works much better than the Outlook search functionality.

Lookeen isn’t able to search for domains if you use “domain.com” as search string. They’re working on this. You just have to search for “domain” – without .com or anything else. Update. This has been fixed in a coming version I got the chance to try.

I typically want to directly be able to have emails indexed as soon as they are received, created, moved or changed. Unfortunately there’s no on-the-fly indexing possibility with Lookeen. But you’re able to set the automatic indexing e.g. to “every 5 minutes”! You will find this feature in the Lookeen options. It has worked good enough for me even though I would need to have it indexing more quicker.

I have also run into a minor bug when adding local folders to index.

I got this error: “Chosen folder or a parent folder is already included!” and found that if the folder started in a similar way it happened. Like c:\FOLDER1 and c:\FOLDER2. The workaround would for now be to select the top level like C:\ and then unselect those folders you don’t want to index.

Missing

Some things I was missing in the product and wish are added in the future.

I would like to see the Flag Status or Follow Up as a column in the result list. I use flags quite a lot to be able to follow up on emails.

When I open an email in the search list I would like to easily move to the previous or next email but I need to close the email and return to the search result for this. At least it is possible to get a tooltip showing the beginning of an email.

It would also be useful to be able to drag emails from the search result list directly to a folder in Outlook.

I found some nagging message boxes when using “Move to folder” that I hope will be optimized in the future. If I select 10 emails and five of them already are in the correct folder I will get 5 messages about those that cannot be moved. Update. This has been fixed in a coming version I got the chance to try.

Here you can find the query syntax for searching giving you pretty good flexibility to narrow your searches to find what you want.

During my tests I have used Outlook 2007 SP1 and Outlook 2007 SP2 both on Windows Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit). The version of Lookeen I have used is 2.0.1.924.

All in all I have been a happy user of Lookeen and also found the support to be quick to respond to my questions.

Trial of Lookeen is available for free for 14 days.

Disclosure. I received a license for Lookeen and have been using it for a few months now.

AutoCAD Automation Tools 2.2 released

AutoCAD Automation Tools has been updated to version 2.2 to further make the automation of AutoCAD drawings quicker and easier. No need to do all that boring manual work on a multitude of DWG files one by one.

This is what happened in this release:

• Makes it possible to insert objects to all layouts at once with the AutoIns command.
• Remember the folder browsed for.
• Minor bug fixes.

Upgrade is available at no cost for existing customers.

Trial is available.

AutoCAD 2000 all the way up to AutoCAD 2010 is supported as well as all AutoCAD based verticals.

Where are the sample dwg files for AutoCAD 2010?

The sample files are now available online and are no longer included on the AutoCAD DVD. You can access the sample files at the following URL:
http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-samples

AutoCAD 2010 Sample Files:

• architectural_-_annotation_scaling_and_multileaders.dwg (dwg - 185Kb)
• architectural_example-imperial.dwg (dwg - 145Kb)
• blocks_and_tables.dwf (dwf - 99Kb)
• blocks_and_tables_-_metric.dwg (dwg - 253Kb)
• blocks_and_tables_-_imperial.dwg (dwg - 222Kb)
• civil_example-imperial.dwg (dwg - 166Kb)
• colorwh.dwg (dwg - 1745Kb)
• lineweights.dwg (dwg - 57Kb)
• mechanical_example-imperial.dwg (dwg - 139Kb)
• plot_screening_and_fill_patterns.dwg (dwg - 84Kb)
• tablet.dwg (dwg - 428Kb)
• title_block-ansi.dwg (dwg - 123Kb)
• title_block-arch.dwg (dwg - 124Kb)
• title_block-iso.dwg (dwg - 125Kb)
• truetype.dwg (dwg - 69Kb)
• visualization_-_aerial.dwg (dwg - 461Kb)
• visualization_-_condominium_with_skylight.dwg (dwg - 1033Kb)
• visualization_-_conference_room.dwg (dwg - 678Kb)
• visualization_-_sun_and_sky_demo.dwg (dwg - 326Kb)

AutoCAD start problems and crashes with solutions

I had this problem with AutoCAD Architecture 2008 that I installed after installing ACA 2009 and ACA 2010 on the same machine.

I got this crash message: AutoCAD Error Aborting FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e06d7363h Exception at 75d0b4f4h. (or FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e06d7363h Exception at 75d19617h) I was advised by the automatic CER email to install the service pack but that didn’t help.

AdLMInfoPath was empty on the following location and was obviously the reason for the crash. After I deleted AdLMInfoPath I was able to proceed with the activation.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R18.0\ACAD-8004:409
Even though the document only talks about 2009 products it seems to affect also 2008 products.

Knowledge Base document: AutoCAD 2009 Crashes During Activation of a Stand-alone License

On the topic there is also a problem with AutoCAD 2010. Knowledge Base document: AutoCAD 2010 does not start. When you try to start AutoCAD, you briefly see the splash screen and the program does not start.

Knowledge Base document also describes how to: Starting AutoCAD® 2010 in Windows® diagnostic mode by enable “FLEXnet Licensing Service” (previously known as “FLEXlm Licensing Service”)  instead of as in earlier versions the “Autodesk Licensing Service”.

How to host js files for free

I tried to find a place to host JavaScript files for free. Google Sites was one option I thought of to place the js files but it did not accept to attach the js file type. The simple workaround was to remove the file extension and it worked anyway to use it in HTML code and it is still recognized as a JavaScript file.
<script type="text/javascript" src=http://sites.google.com/site/jtbworld/Home/swfobject></script>
I have not tried if this trick works with other kind of script files but it might work as well.

Google Sites can host a bunch of other file types without this trick. Documents, images, music files and so on are accepted.

How much storage do I have in Google Sites?
For Sites created under sites.google.com/site

Site quota: 100Mb/site (you can have multiple sites)
Max attachment size: 10Mb
Pages per site: unlimited

But notice that the bandwidth is quite limited and it is not revealed by Google. If you run into the limit your page will even be locked to edit with the message “Bandwidth limited exceeded”. This means you cannot even remove some of the large sized files.

Sheet Set Manager productivity tips on sheet indexing

A common question is how to show something like SHEET 6 OF 54 in the title block on a sheet drawing when using Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD or Project Navigator in AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP. There is no out-of-the-box functionality for this in SSM. First you need somewhere to save the total number of sheets. Then you need somewhere to save the index for the sheet.

One way is to add a Sheet Set Custom Property that holds the total number of sheet and a Sheet Custom Property that holds the sheet index. The Sheet Number property can of course be used for the sheet index.

Whenever you add a sheet or want the total sheets to be correct you need to manually update it. The same thing with the sheet index property on each sheet.

To have this show up on your sheet you can add the two fields using standard methods like adding TEXT or MTEXT or using a block with an attribute. Then add the fields.

Use the Field category SheetSet and use CurrentSheetCustom and CurrentSheetSetCustom field names and select the custom property name you have.

To further enhance this you can use SSMPropEditor. Among other functionalities it has you can with the click of a button update your total sheets count with the Paste Sheet count button. Just select the property you want to update and click on the button.

If enough users are interested I also could add support for automatically numbering or renumber sheet sets or sheet index values. If you’re interested in this please send me an email and let me know as well as how you create yours. Is it plain numbers like 1,2,3 or is is more complex system? Would you like to index all sheets or just some? Would you like to set a start value for the indexing?

Now you know how to solve the problem with Sheet X of Y or Page X of Y showing up on the title block.

SSMPropEditor runs outside of AutoCAD but if you want something like sheet indexing update within AutoCAD let me know as this is also possible to automate.

DWGdirect.NET from ODA

Finally DWGdirect.NET is available. DWGdirect.NET is a managed .NET component containing a rich set of tools for working with DWG data. Still no support for 2010 at this point.

Via ODA news.

CodeRush Xpress free Visual Studio 2008 add-in

CodeRush Xpress is a FREE Visual Studio 2008 add-in containing 60+ refactorings, 7 editing features, and full support for C# and Visual Basic.

Download here

CodeRush Xpress includes the following features.

• Duplicate Line
• Highlight All References
• Increase or Reduce Selection
• Smart Clipboard Operations
• Generate from Using (TDD)
• Quick Navigation Window
• Quick File Navigation

In addition, you receive the following refactorings.

Add Parameter
Create Overload
Create With Statement
Encapsulate Field
Encapsulate Field (read only)
Extract Interface
Extract Method
Extract Property
Extract XML Literal to Resource
Flatten Conditional
Introduce Constant
Introduce Constant (local)
Introduce Local
Introduce Local (replace all)
Inline Temp
Inline With Statement
Make Explicit
Make Explicit (and Name Anonymous Type)
Make Implicit
Method to Property
Move Declaration Near Reference
Move Initialization To Declaration
Move Type to File
Name Anonymous Type
Property to Method(s)
Remove Assignments to Parameter
Reorder Parameters
Remove Unused Parameter
Replace Temp with Query
Reverse Conditional
Simplify Expression
Split Initialization from Declaration
Split Temporary Variable
Widen Scope
Widen Scope (promote constant)
Widen Scope (promote to field)
Add Block Delimiters
Combine Conditionals
Compress to Lambda Expression
Compress to Ternary Expression
Convert to Auto-implemented Property
Convert to Initializer
Create Backing Store
Decompose Initializer
Decompose Parameter
Expand Lambda Expression
Expand Ternary Expression
Extract Method
Flatten Conditional
Inline Delegate
Inline Temp
Introduce Local
Make Explicit
Make Implicit
Move Type to File
Name Anonymous Method
Name Anonymous Type
Reverse Conditional
Split Conditional
Use String.Format
Use StringBuilder

Via The Visual Basic Team

Open Packaging Conventions standard

What does Autodesk’s .dwfx and Siemens UGS .jtx have in common? Both share OPC as a foundation. Open Packaging Conventions ("OPC") is a new file technology documented by the ISO/IEC 29500-2 and ECMA 376-2 standards.

System.IO.Packaging APIs were introduced with .NET 3.0 and Windows 7 include new native-code Win32 Packaging APIs.

More on the Microsoft Packaging Team Blog.

openFileDialog problem to open shortcuts and a solution

I found a problem with SSMPropEditor that when I select a shortcut to a file with the open dialog box it tried to open the actual shortcut and not the actual file it pointed to that it should follow its way to.

DereferenceLinks property is used to get or set a value indicating whether the dialog box returns the location of the file referenced by the shortcut or whether it returns the location of the shortcut (.lnk). But the default is true and still it did not work to dereference the link.

I also found that it worked on XP but not on Vista and Windows 7. It didn’t matter if I changed the .NET Framework version from 2.0 to 3.5 either.

Here is the code that returns the LNK file instead of the TXT file.

openFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*";
openFileDialog1.FileName = "*.txt";
openFileDialog1.DefaultExt = "txt";
openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1;
DialogResult res = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

The solution that I found after some trial and error was the following. Notice the FileName property change. I made sure to not use the asterisk.

openFileDialog1.Filter = "txt files (*.txt)|*.txt|All files (*.*)|*.*";
openFileDialog1.FileName = "";
openFileDialog1.DefaultExt = "txt";
openFileDialog1.FilterIndex = 1;
DialogResult res = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();

Blogger Help Group is broken

I tried this Google group link and got the following result. Something Is Broken on the “Something Is Broken” website. I got the same problem in both Firefox and Chrome as well as Internet Explorer.

JTB FlexReport 5.0 released

JTB FlexReport 5.0 is now available. JTB FlexReport is a solution JTB World that helps with reporting on license usage of network licenses like FLEXlm, FLEXnet, IBM LUM and 12D. Included is a completely new chart creation solution made from ground up that is replacing Excel with its limitations. Many different report types can be created with much more flexibility. The report application is prepared for SQL Server support and is a client server solution making it easier to give more decision makers within your network access to generate their own reports.

There are many tools available to make it easy for you to adjust the charts according to your needs. Zoom and pan in the chart, inquire about values or change the colors.

Here is one of the new types of charts. The histogram is useful to determine if you need more or less licenses of a specific feature or application.

Contact us to get a free time limited license so you can try JTB FlexReport with full functionality in your own environment.

Support for full SQL Server functionality, SPLM, Primavera and more is coming next.