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Enable PowerPlay Client to open files of type: MDC

Troubleshooting


Problem

A recently installed PowerPlay Windows Client User Edition 7.0. You click file/open, and the only file types that you can see are PPX and PPR. How can you enable this product to use MDC's?

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107400

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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