Version 11 database in Multisim version 12

[Wes_Plybon]

I have a corporate database that was used with Multisim version 10 and 11 without any problems, but version 12 will not recognize it.  I can't merge it because it is not the correct version and I can't convert it.  I'm not sure what to try.

The database was created in version 10 and was used by version 11 without any conversion.  I have tried selecting both versions, but neither one works.  When I choose to convert V10 to V12 it immediately generates an error.  When I choose to convert V11 to V12 it goes to the next screen to choose what to do with duplicates.  When I continue I get an error:version message.

[Tien_P]

Hi Wes,

I think you may have overwritten the V12 corporate database with the V11.  Please follow the steps below to get your V11 parts into the V12:

1.   Attached is a clean V12 corporate database, download it to your computer.

2.  IN Multisim, select Options>>Global Preferences>>Paths, change the corporate database path to the location where you saved the attached database file.  Press Apply, OK and close Multisim down.  

3.  Restart Multisim and select Tools>>Database>>Convert Database

4.  Select your V11 corporate database to begin the conversion.

Once the conversion is completed, the clean database should now have parts from V11.  

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