HD98042: KWA : CANNOT CLOSE DESIGN DIALOG BOX ON WINDOWS XP 64 BIT ENVIRO NMENT

APAR status

• Closed as Permanent restriction.

Error description

• Scenario:
  < Option Settings >
  1. Select Tools > Options of menu bar.
  2. Select Part Infrastructure.
  3. Select Display tab.
  4. Activate Parameters.
  5. Activate Relations.
  6. Click OK.
  .
  < Process >
  0. Start CATIA V5R19SP7 for 64 bit.
  1. Open CATPart having Design Table embedded in it. If
  required switch to Knowledge Advisor workbench.
  2. Expand Relations in the tree.
  3. Click DesignTable.1 node in the tree by MB3.
  4. Select Properties by context menu.
  5. Click ... button of File Path:.
  6. Select Replace_Table.xls.
  7. Click Open.
  Warning message :Are you sure you want to change the design
  table source file?
  8. Click Yes.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Double-click DesignTable.1 node in the tree.
  11. Click Edit table button.
  12. Click Cancel button of Packager window.
  13. Click Cancel button of the DesignTable.1 dialog box.
  Result: Dialog box displaying, Please close Excel message
  window is displayed.  But no Excel file has opened at all.
  Problem : We cannot close DesignTable.1 dialog box by the
  message window displayed
  .
  

Local fix

• empty
  

Problem summary

• Scenario:
  < Option Settings >
  1. Select Tools > Options of menu bar.
  2. Select Part Infrastructure.
  3. Select Display tab.
  4. Activate Parameters.
  5. Activate Relations.
  6. Click OK.
  .
  < Process >
  0. Start CATIA V5R19SP7 for 64 bit.
  1. Open CATPart having Design Table embedded in it. If
  required switch to Knowledge Advisor workbench.
  2. Expand Relations in the tree.
  3. Click DesignTable.1 node in the tree by MB3.
  4. Select Properties by context menu.
  5. Click ... button of File Path:.
  6. Select Replace_Table.xls.
  7. Click Open.
  Warning message :Are you sure you want to change the design
  table source file?
  8. Click Yes.
  9. Click OK.
  10. Double-click DesignTable.1 node in the tree.
  11. Click Edit table button.
  12. Click Cancel button of Packager window.
  13. Click Cancel button of the DesignTable.1 dialog box.
  Result: Dialog box displaying, Please close Excel message
  window is displayed.  But no Excel file has opened at all.
  Problem : We cannot close DesignTable.1 dialog box by the
  message window displayed
  .
  

Problem conclusion

• THIS PROBLEM IS PERMANENT RESTRICTION IN CATIA
  Additional Closure Information:
  Incident Diagnosis:
  KWA : Cannot close design dialog box on WINDOWS XP 64 Bit
  environment
  .
  Restriction explanation.
  The excel file version used in this scenario is too old. The
  Excel file used in this scenario was generated with a too old
  version of Excel (Excel 2007supports versions from 97 to
  2003)
  .
  By-Pass:
  - Open in Excel the file you're working with (here it is
  Replace_Table.xls)
  - Save a new version of this file by selecting in the Office
  menu "Save as--> Excel 97-2003 Workbook"
  

Temporary fix

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