Why do I get a Report Viewer error?

Problem, when running the framing tables in the Steel Beam module I get the following warning:

This error typically happens when the user switches to another application while the steel beam design is being performed. To reproduce the problem, open RAM Steel beam and click the option to design all after framing. Then switch to another application while the framing tables are running.

The user has to click OK to the message to proceed.

The error can also happen if the report viewer control is registered in the wrong location,

To reregister the report viewer control, follow these steps.

1. Locate the file VPECTRL3.ocx, it is most likely here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Bentley\Engineering\VPEControl\VPECTRL.OCX

2. Go to the Windows Start button or pearl any type "run" without the quotes and hit enter

3. On the command prompt that appear type

regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Bentley\Engineering\VPEControl\VPECTRL.OCX"

or change the path if the file is in another location

4. you should get a message that the registration succeeded.

Note, if more than one copy of the file is located first unregister all other copies using a similar command but with /u after regsvr32, before registering the good copy like so:

regsvr32 /u "C:\Path to other copy\VPECTRL.OCX"

In at least one case repairing the installation also solved the problem. It's worth noting that with RAM Structural System, only one version can be installed at a time. Users who try to install both the 32 and 64 bit versions might also encounter this 9and other) problems.

See Also

Product TechNotes and FAQs

Structural Product TechNotes And FAQs

External Links

Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase

Bentley LEARN Server

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