Bentley Configuration Explorer for CONNECT Edition

Hi Marc,

Just test-ran BCE for CE, It doesn't seem to pick up CE products, it lists v8i products but upon selecting one of products (ABD SS6 or Mstation SS4) it returns an error "Unhandled exception..." with details:

Try selecting Tools > Application Manager and on the Application Manager dialog select 'Add' then select the CONNECT product. Once the application is added then select Process

Hi Carl, thanks for reply. Yes it works. I should've digged a bit more.

Regards,

Ryan Ryanto

Our Connect Edition Configuration Explorer (CECE) used to work.  Now we too get an unhandled exception after ABD update 4.  The Connect Application is already in the application list.

Any insight would be appreciated.

See the end of this message for details on invoking
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Text.StringBuilder.FormatError()
at System.Text.StringBuilder.AppendFormatHelper(IFormatProvider provider, String format, ParamsArray args)
at System.String.FormatHelper(IFormatProvider provider, String format, ParamsArray args)
at System.String.Format(String format, Object arg0)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGLine.CheckFunctionCallDefs()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGLine.ParseLine(Boolean ArgOnly)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.Tokenize_File()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.ProcessFile()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGWorkspace.Process_File(String& path, CFGFile& ParentFile, Int32 level)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.Process_INCLUDE()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.Process_Line(CFGLine& line)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.ProcessFile()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGWorkspace.Process_File(String& path, CFGFile& ParentFile, Int32 level)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.Process_INCLUDE()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.Process_Line(CFGLine& line)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGFile.ProcessFile()
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGWorkspace.Process_File(String& path, CFGFile& ParentFile, Int32 level)
at ConfigurationExplorer.CFGWorkspace.ProcessWorkspace(CFGFile& ParentFile, Int32 level, Boolean CONNECT)
at ConfigurationExplorer.WorkspaceSelector.VerticalSelected(String& vertname, String& exePath, ComboBox& user_cmb, CheckBox& chkConnect, Boolean LOCAL, Boolean BOX)
at ConfigurationExplorer.UserProjectSelector.UpdateVerticals()
at ConfigurationExplorer.UserProjectSelector.UserProjectSelector_Shown(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnShown(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()

************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3221.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
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ConfigurationExplorer
Assembly Version: 10.0.0.11
Win32 Version: 10.00.00.11 (Debug)
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Bentley/ConfigExplorer/BentleyConfigurationExplorer/Assemblies/ConfigurationExplorer.exe
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Microsoft.VisualBasic
Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 14.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
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System
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3190.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Core
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3221.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
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CustomMarshalers
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_64/CustomMarshalers/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/CustomMarshalers.dll
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System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3221.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System.Configuration
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
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System.Xml
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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Telerik.WinControls.UI
Assembly Version: 2016.1.112.20
Win32 Version: 2016.1.112.20
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Bentley/ConfigExplorer/BentleyConfigurationExplorer/Assemblies/Telerik.WinControls.UI.DLL
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Telerik.WinControls
Assembly Version: 2016.1.112.20
Win32 Version: 2016.1.112.20
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Bentley/ConfigExplorer/BentleyConfigurationExplorer/Assemblies/Telerik.WinControls.DLL
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TelerikCommon
Assembly Version: 2016.1.112.20
Win32 Version: 2016.1.112.20
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Bentley/ConfigExplorer/BentleyConfigurationExplorer/Assemblies/TelerikCommon.DLL
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Microsoft.GeneratedCode
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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Accessibility
Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
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Bentley.PowerPlatform.FeatureAspects
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0
Win32 Version: 10.04.00.69
CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Bentley/AECOsim%20CONNECT%20Edition/AECOsimBuildingDesigner/Bentley.PowerPlatform.FeatureAspects.dll
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

Hi Linus,

We have found that BCE is unable to parse the configuration operator: parentdevdir. A defect has been filed, if you would like to file a Service Request to track and support this please reference Defect 973540.

These statements in "C:\Program Files\Bentley\AECOsim CONNECT Edition\AECOsimBuildingDesigner\Config\appl\BuildingDesigner.cfg" were modified in ABD Update 4 :

BB_DATASET_ORGANIZATION_FILTER : parentdevdir($(DG_CATALOGS_ORGANIZATION))
BB_DATASET_WORKSPACE_FILTER : parentdevdir($(DG_CATALOGS_WORKSPACE))
BB_DATASET_WORKSET_FILTER : parentdevdir($(DG_CATALOGS_WORKSET))

causing this failure.

To enable BCE pending a fix, you can temporarily edit these lines replacing the parentdevdir statements with full paths

Use of parentdevdir elsewhere or in MicroStation configurations will cause the same crash.