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Convert P3 to XER

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Wed, 2008-10-08 16:15
Beth Spivey
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I am trying to import a P3 project into P5. It will not let me import. I get the message
"An application event has been intercepted. Please note the even code for reference. Event Code VDBPI-4001-0"

So I go to P330XERCONVERT.exe to convert from .P3 to .XER and when I indicated the folder that my project is in it tells me the file is not found.

What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance. Beth


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Thu, 2008-10-09 09:29
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Dieter Wambach
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You’re welcome
Have a great day!
Dieter
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Thu, 2008-10-09 08:51
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Beth Spivey
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Dieter,

Success! I had went in and removed rights in frustration yesterday trying anything and forgot to reinstate those right. Thanks so much for your assistance.

Have a great day. Beth
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Thu, 2008-10-09 08:15
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Dieter Wambach
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Beth
Check for the access rights. "Everyone" must have read/write access.

Good luck
Dieter
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Thu, 2008-10-09 07:12
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Beth Spivey
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Dieter,

Thank you for your suggestion. When I tried it this is the error message I received:
"unable to open project SPEC in directory c:\P3IMP"
Anything else I can try? I removed exclusive and changed it to multi-user. I called Primavera but I could not get through. Any help is greatly appreciated. Beth
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Wed, 2008-10-08 23:17
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Dieter Wambach
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Beth
A reason might be that the path is too long. Move the project onto a higher level - e.g. create a directory "C:\P3imp", move all files which start with the 4-character P3 project name into this directory and start the import again.
The import uses parts of P3. The longest path entry was 64 characters as far as I remember.
Good luck
Dieter
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