.DAT file drag and drop in NAVIGATOR

[Ludwig72]

Drag and drop is ok with .TDM files in NAVIGATOR, but my Diadem 11.0 has a problem with .DAT files. I run it under Windows Vista 32. When I drag .DAT files into the data portal, I get an error message "Die gewünschten Daten können nicht erreicht werden. (Hinweis: Ggf. ist die Verbindung unterbrochen oder Datendateien fehlen.) - sorry I have a German Diadem version only.

I had no Problem like this with Diadem 10.2 and Windows XP.

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Ludwig72,

I'm not sure yet what's happening on your end.  Do you have read access to the folder those DAT files are in?  Are the R64 files in the same folder with their DAT header files?

Try right-clicking on the DAT file in the NAVIGATOR, then select the menu "Open with..." and explicitly choose to use the DataPlugin "DIAdem DAT Files".  It's possible that you have another DataPlugin registered (FAMOS, etc.) which is being used for DAT files and failing with a goofy error message.

Do you still have DIAdem 10.2 installed on that computer?  If so, can you load exactly that DAT file into DIAdem 10.2?

Can you load that DAT file into DIAdem 11.0 on other computers?

Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

[Ludwig72]

Diadem 10.2 isn't installed anymore.

All files (R64 and DAT) are in the same folder and I have full access to this folder.

I can open the file, when I choose "Open with..." without problems and there are no other DataPlugins installed. Still the drag and drop method isn't working.

Drag and drop with TDM files works well.

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Ludwig72,

Interesting.  When you use the menu "Open with...", what are the DataPlugins that show up in the dialog to choose from?  The only difference between drag&drop and "Open with..." is the particular DataPlugin used.  Try the following two VBScript commands and tell me if they work or throw an error:

FilePath = "C:\FileFolders\FileName.DAT"

Call DataDelAll

Call DataFileLoad(FilePath, "DAT")

Call DataFileLoad(FilePath, "")

Does this error just happen with one particular DAT file or all DAT files?

Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

[Ludwig72]

Hallo Brad,

When I use the menu "Open with...", I can choose "ASCII Import" or "DIAdem DAT Files".

With your Script I get no error. Both methods Call DataFileLoad(FilePath, "DAT") and  Call DataFileLoad(FilePath, "") worked well and loaded the files correctly.

I get the drag&drop error with all DAT files, not with only one particular one.

Ludwig.

[Walter_Rick]

Hello Ludwig,

Maybe the configuration for the DAT-DataPlugin doesn't work proper. Please closes DIAdem and delete the file "storetypes.usiconfig"in the folder:
 

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\National Instruments\Shared\USI\Config\

After restarting DIAdem, this configuration is recreated automatically.

 Greetings

Walter

[Ludwig72]

This could be the clue - but after doing it, the DAT dataplugin is completely disappeared.

So now I can't load DAT files anymore and in dataplugin options there is no DAT datatype.

After adding the plugin from C:\Programs\National Instruments\Shared\USI\bin\uspDAT.uri all is like before. I can load DAT files but I can't drag&drop.