Error opening DGN from ProjectWise


 Product(s):ProjectWise Explorer Client
 Version(s):08.11.11.559
 Area: Integration - MicroStation
 Subarea: Open / Close / Save As
 Original Author:Molly Watts, Bentley Technical Support Group

Error or Warning Message

The procedure entry point GetAttributeName...could not be located in the dynamic link library idattm.dll

Followed by this error in MicroStation:

"Error initializing ODMA"

Explanation

There are two different versions of ProjectWise installed (PW XM and PW v8i) and the version currently opened is not the "active" version of ProjectWise

How to Avoid

1. Run the Versionswitch command to change the active version

...\ProjectWise\bin\versionSwitch.vbs /811

...\ProjectWise\bin\versionSwitch.vbs /89

 

See Also

http://communities.bentley.com/products/projectwise/content_management/f/342986/p/74766/200549.aspx#200549