Bizzarre file behavior in SW2007

Hi all:

When opening an assembly, there are two files that "cannot be
located", even though I can point SW right to them. They appear
suppressed in the assembly tree. If I attempt to do a replace, I get
"You cannot replace a component with another of the same name". I
tried opening the part file and setting the part to resolved in the
assembly, but that has no effect. If I don't have the part file open,
and resolve, I get the file open dialogue box set to the folder where
the part is, and the part image preview visible. However, selecting
"Open" causes the dialoge box to dissapear, and then reappear at the
same state (this same thing happens when first opening the assembly).
Selecting the file or double-clicking the file have the same effect.
Selecting "Cancel" puts me right back where I started.

This is maddening! I'm sure through some renaming and replacing
process, I can fix this, but I'd like to know how to prevent it. This
assembly was copied from our drive to a remote location, modified, and
copied back. This behavior didn't start until then. What might have
caused it? We just loaded SW2007 SP5, if that makes any difference.

Thanks in advance,
John.

 

Try opening the rogue files before opening the assembly.

 

That70sTick:

That worked. Thanks!

Regards,
John.

 

You can always set the file reference location to where the files are
and then check "Search External References" in options.

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