I have a very complete XIN Descriptor file with hundreds of Survey Codes, and even Custom Operations.
I recently had ProjectWise Installed for use with one client. I have been using SS4, and am trying to make the migration to Connect for that Client.
I also have numerous other XIN files developed for other clients. Now when I boot SS4 to view my XIN file, it is blank in the Style manager. In fact all my XIN files appear blank.
It appears ProjectWise is somehow keeping me from seeing these XIN files. Do I need to un-install ProjectWise?
How can one work in SS4 for other clients, if I can't load my XIN descriptor files. I don't need ProjectWise for numerous clients but now it appears to boot even if I boot only SS4.
There has to be a way of working in SS4 without ProjectWise. Why are my numerous XIN files no longer able to open in the InRoads Style Manager?
The first task your video on migration describes is looking at the XIN file in the Style Manager. I know they are complete, even the size of the Xin files is correct.
thanks.
When upgrading Projectwise, did you have to go through and update your Windows OS as well?
Windows stopped supporting an MSXML we required with the InRoads program in order to read XML files. Starting around InRoads 08.11.09.878+, we had to remove the unsupported file from our installation, so users who installed a newer program on a Windows 10 OS do not have this file but it is needed.
Check out this article for a little more detail on the problem and and the solution which is to download the MSXML4.DLL. This should then allow InRoads to read the XML data (XIN File).
https://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki/31445/xin-is-blank---preferences-and-styles-lists-are-empty
For more information about the Road and Site design tools, visit the Road and Site design WIKI at: http://communities.bentley.com/products/road___site_design/w/road_and_site_design__wiki
Yes, this was the solution. Bentley Support did finally get back to me and came to the same conclusion. Seems this should be a big red flag for people.