In installing 2007, I first used the copy settings wizard, and backed up my templates/sheet formats. I removed 2006 including the registry references, then installed 2007. I used the wizard to restore my settings. All settings seem to be as they were, except my custom properties list. I had to manually re-enter the 10 or so custom properties that we've accumulated. As the list of non-standard custom properties seems to grow with time, I'd like to know, for future upgrading, where that data was stored in the first place, so that I can simply copy it over. Its not part of any template as I restored my previous ones. And its obviously something that the copy settings wizard misses. Is it stored in its own registry entry? Anyone happen to know a quick solution?
custom-custom properties list
Sep 12, 2006
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This list and many other things are files, not registry or other types of custom settings. As such to manage them you should have a location out of the SW install path where you keep them. This should be a common location to allow others to share common files. The location can be set in TOOLS/OPTIONS/SYSTEM/FILE LOCATIONS.
Brian wrote:
Thanks, now that I know that its a file ( had assumed registry setting ), and know where it is, I can back it up for future needs.
Brian Hokanson Starting Line Products
It is a file called Properties.txt and on my machine it's at C:\Program Files\SolidWorks2006\lang\english. I have a batch file that is part of my installation routine that copies my "standard" file to a new machine. You also have to run it each time you update with a SP since the update will overwrite that file with a new one.
Just a reminder here - if you have a macros folder, you have to make sure you copy that to the new version.
WT
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