The following warning is displayed when using AutoPIPE:
---------------------------Bentley AutoPIPE---------------------------Unable to open the asme2010.mdb database---------------------------OK ---------------------------
Why and How to avoid it?
Note: As a first step suggest to run the application in Administrator Mode. This may fix the issue.
Possible reason #1:
During installation some files were not installed correctly. Therefore, follow the steps given below:
1. Close all but one instance of AutoPIPE before before continuing below.
2. Open Preferences dialog - click here.
3. Click on each Explorer button to open their folder locations in File Explorer.
4. Next, close the current AutoPIPE application. At this point, all AutoPIPE applications should be closed.
5. Go to each File Explorer window (User Profile path and Program Data path) that was opened from step above, and delete AutoPIPE folder
6. Use standard Windows procedure for uninstalling applications, Uninstall AutoPIPE.
7. Reboot the computer.8. Download a fresh installation file from Bentley's Software downloads page
9. Install AutoPIPE
10, Start AutoPIPE.
Does this resolve the issue?
If Yes, great!! continue using the application.
If No continue below
Possible reason #2:
For reasons unknown, the file is missing from program folder. Therefore, perform the following:
1. Ask around, if there is a person who is using the same exact version and ask that they send you their file (asme2010.mdb) from their program installation folder.
2. After receiving the asme2010.mdb file, place it in the same exact location on your computer.
3. Reboot your computer
4. Start AutoPIPE
Possible reason #3:
This issue was observed mostly when running Support optimization, when two or more models are opened accessing the same file (asme2010.mdb). This issues was fixed in AutoPIPE 12.01 and higher (956393).
Suggest to upgrade to latest version of the program.
Note: If this issue is occurring in the latest version where the above does not resolve the issue, please file a Service Request mentioning this WIKI page.
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