Rockwell Automation Support Center 8913 - Recovering a Project from the MER File Aecess Level: TeesConnect Date Creates-0200772001 12:52PM Last Upeated: 172572013 715 A Question How 201 recovers projet tom the Mt re How 1 open a pojectin Sudo when allihaw is te MER fle? WoTE he otRevslon 5.00 me aity nas adaed restore an MER te back'o design tne. te Never aiow conversion ot [Conversion protected bypssenord options ate selctad when creatng an MER te fan the Graphic Display (GFX) tes rit unracovraple avn eliowing the stops below Answer nan the development projec es have been ost, som folowing cannot be recaverea projatinlormation canbe recovered tom the MER (Machine Edion Rune) te ise + Parametortles + Alarm Sep + Datalg Ales + Macro files + RSLinxErlorprso shout information Under some circumstances, te Tag Dalabese cannol be recovered either (described below under Tap Database Recover, Recovering RSView Machine Edition 3.x or 4.0 Application Files Inordrto recover tho application fos, tls assumed tat you wil bo using @Win2K or WinXP machine hats ald confgursd as a dewslopmentstaton (or ample RSview Sts 3.x installed,This procedure imvlvs accessing smporary ls on tho computer. Temporaryfes are normallyhdan by Windows. To mako hidden fs vsibla open ContolPansl >Folder Optons >View ang sleet"Show hatden fos ane ‘olor 1. Run he program RSView Machine Eton Station om Start Monu>Programs>Rockeel Sfiare>RS View Entrprise you do rot see ire, open Widows Bloor ard browse to C Program FilesRockwol! SchworelRS View Enerpse MERuntme exe The applicason should look ust as itdoes on an Paneiet Pls 5. St RSMow Studio ME, and begin sla anew appcaton. Type na new name thats otalrendyin Use on your computer and eek the Inport button 4. Selene MED te ype be imported Now you need to aca e temporary les created for your running appleaton. They ould be located ine CiDocuments and Setingsusememel oes! Sefinge\Tempi-MER.00 dractary on Windows XP and nthe C:UsersusemameiAnpDaal. cea Temi-MER.09 areca on Wingows 7 © NOTES: usemame willbe te user thats curendylogged nt the computer. he Local Setings and AppDsta folders are hidden, see note above. “MER 00 may be named as “MER OF. et. 6, Onoe te -MER.00 folder has been locate, sell tne MED fle te importas an follow tn remaining promot. 7. Aor ho import has complet ane the application is frished loading into RSVow Studio, close RSViow Stucio and RSVow Machine Eaton Staton, ypu are using FactoryTak Vw Sido 8.0, you may encounteran enor fine MER fle was originally eeate wth rovsion 6.10 and saved a aversion 3x9" 40 MER, In ‘his case please instal he path ral or EactanTalk iw Sadia 5 Dard repeat he above procedure [Ati pont the Parametar, lam Salp,Dalalog, and Maro Ses ae ol useable and wll neo la be removed (306 Removing unrecoverable las belo. NOTE While atempting to ingot the projet an evor may accu Failed import project unable fo rename Ne Ihotder to workaround tv Issue, perform te flowing 1. Create new projectin he some name asthe med fe of the ~me.09 folder. 2, Rightelickon te Displays inthe Aplications Explorer ois new projec) and choose Add companentinto application... Adal the gles rom the Golder Inve CxDocuments and SetingsusemamslLocal Setings\Templ-MER.00 drctoy. 3. Gopytha restofie folars rom his decry the now projectdcory:CDocuman's and SetrgstAl Ussrs\Documanss|RS low EntorpiseWEHM projects\ProjoctName Removing Unrecoverable Files iil most ofthe application canbe recovered from the MER to, the following fl cannot ne recovered + Parametorfies + Alarm soup + Dataog Ales + Macro fas [Ntrough he los wil be istod win the appieaton, they are not scognizable by RSViow Shsio and mustbe omoved, 1. Open Windows Explorer and locale he MchineAlams mal fis in Be recovered project folder M Aan. Windows x:windows 7 2, Dale te MachineAlams mat fl, 3. Start RS ow Sto nd open he recovered applcaton 44. Loeais ana delta al of fllowing fs tom th Appcaon Explorar window © nIDetateg es Recovering RSView Machine Edition 2.x and earlier project files -RSView Studio 28 installed). the Tag Database is tobe recovered, the same computer tat opened te orignal WED Mchine Eaton Development sew be required (see below under Tag Dashase Recovery 4. Locate te program MERuntme.exoin ne Rockwall SotarlRSView Machine Editon directory detatis C1Program Fi Editon). 2 Run he MERuntme one program an epen the project MER to that you wish o recover om Press the Run buon, Once me projects running, eave trunning ‘Then cate fe temporary les ceatd for our running project. They shouldbe locatedin the C‘Documents and Setings\sememelLocal Setngs\Templ-NER 00 NOTE: usornamo will bo te usor tals curently logged in the comput. No, MER 00 mayo names! as “MER. and soon 5, Once te -MER.00 folder has been leates pen tana copy al fhe folders an ls ni new dtectry (or example, C\TempIED_PrjectName) 5 You should now have # decry or eagle, CTempIMED_ProjectNeme) hat canting the © MED Ie or your proeet © Projet folders Account, AcsvyLop..Starup, and Tog. ce Be flee nave been copied aver ete new decor, you can now close the running project [Athi sont three na curant Tag Database for te newly recovered project, ls, te Parameter Marm Setup, Daal, ahd Mac les are not useable and wil ne to be removed (see Ramavng Unvecousrable Files in @ secton abo). Recovering the Tag Database for an RSView Machine Edition 2.x project The recovered projectiles $0 far do notice a Tag Database wih hem. tis necessaryla add @ Tag Delabase back nto he project bear you can open the prolect tis onlypossible to recover ne orginal Tag Database it you are using he same Windows2000 workstation hat opaned the orginal MED fle. The Tag Database caret be ‘over rom the MER sla elt However an ODBC dala source anculd ast one machina nat prevously opened ths MED projec. The Tag Daisbase can be ar using ie data sour, you are ntusing the same Windows2000 workstation hat opened the orginal MED le, en skip Part And procoed fo Part. Pana1. Ops up Adminstativo Tels om Stat MonuStings!Contel Pano 2. Open up Data Sourses (0080), Underthe User DSN ia, look te stofnames forthe User Data Sources, Veniyhat he name ofyour recovered WED fli st under the Name heading (or ‘ample, MED_Projectome) 4. Open up he Data ase Import & Export Wrzand or RSVew Studio, Nenould be located in the Programs dietory ofthe Start Menu under Rockwell Soare!RSVioW Stud Tools Database Inport & Export Wizard Exponthe Tag databse ofthe recovered MEDI 9 CSV (open the nal creates CSV/lein Meroso Excel and verity thatthe Tag Database is sted tere correct, {Go ack a Data Soures (008) Underthe User DSN ab, lok te lstofnames forthe User Data Souross, Locale and selecttre name of ourrecovered MED tla under ne Name heading (fo ‘ample, MED_ProjectName).Pross tne reports btn, 8, Inthe Data Source Name tetbox append_pak'o he name (or sample, MED_PrjectNome_bak), Press OK, and ten OK agen, Pane 1. Startup RSViw Stusio, and crate abla projact wit the exact same name asthe MED flo you are curentiyrocowring. You win sirecory than tre recovered projet for example, C:ProjectsMED_PrjoctName), ‘for heproecthas been costed, clos the project and shutdown RSVew Sto In Windows Explorar loate te recovered project es flder (or exaale, CATompMED_ProjecName) and copy ofthe ses ini Paste the copie tos ino he project older a Step 1 (or example, c:Projocts MED_ProjetName). ‘Yu wilde asked you wieh to overwate es. Clee esto a 140 do rs in a soparats ‘Startup RSView Stusio and open the recovered MED file rom your new aoe folder (or name, C:\Projecs MED _ProjecNamelMED_ProjectNamemed) NOTE Iyou performed A success, tn proces on ta St 8. you dle not perform Part Athan proceed to Removing unrecoverable es, ‘Open up the Database import & Export Wizard for RSViw Sho and import he CSV Teg Database fom Sian nto your recovered projec (or ample CiPrjectMED_Projectlame\ MED_Projectame-Tage.CSV) 8. Very tine Tag Database is comacthylookng athe Tag Database Ecitorin RSaw Sudo ‘Additional Information you had Macr, Ptamete, or Datslog fle edad a your roc. you wil encounter amar m longar eset You wilneed create tase Fee 299s when you runt. This 's because here ae references ttle ato 3 an re-acsign nem (or 2ample, Re-assgn the stamup mac fora Display. ‘Aso, objects wih tag assignments may nctwork as theyre rightnow. You maynsedts pan the dslay, delet he tag assignmentand then reassign the tag. Save the ‘splay. 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