03-20-2017 11:03 AM - edited 03-20-2017 11:14 AM
I purchased electronic workbench back in 2002, I don't know which version it was though.
I can't find the software I purchased anywhere (was probably installed on an old PC), but I need to view and print out a project that I did of the schematic and PCB.
How can do this?
I would rather not have to spend more money in buying a new version just to print them out. Besides, I tried loading in the Schematic (.msm) file into the trial v14 of Multisim and it crashed very nicely. I read here (http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/E517B68A1CB7E74C86257B660037EC24) that in order to load a EWB 5 file (but again, I don't know which version I had), I need Multisim v11, but how do I get v11?
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03-22-2017 02:24 PM
Hi,
To access old version of the software you will require a standard service program from NI that grants you access to old software versions of national instruments. I am afraid that NI only has for download versions from the past 2 years.
04-03-2017 07:35 PM
You may be in luck. I looked on my old computer and still have V11. I had to re-activate it. I was able to open an EWB file from 2000.
Another option is the Ver9 install eval, which I think allowed a full functional eval period of 30 days. Is it permissible for me to give out that install file? (200MB)
I should have EWB ver 6 somewhere but not sure if I can find it. All my updates since then have been upgrades so I don't know if they'll install on their own.
If you want to send me the file I can try to open it on 11 and save it as ver 11. Let me know.
Is there a backwards version compatibility list for all the versions somewhere? It would be nice to know exactly what I need to do if I have to go back to open any old file, though it sounds like at least ver 11 can do it.
04-03-2017 07:39 PM
That would be awesome if you could open the attached schematic and save it as a more recent version!
Thank you 🙂
04-03-2017 07:45 PM
Here it is as original, ver 11.0.1 and ver 14.1
04-03-2017 07:55 PM
Excellent!
I just hope the trial version of MultiSim wont refuse to load this schem in because it has more then 50 components in it.
Thank you - Ill let you know...
04-03-2017 08:04 PM
Well, it did load in the trial/eval version, but when I try to print it, the print options are greyed out.
Could I ask for just one more favor if you could print this schematic out as a PDF file?
Once it's a PDF file, then I can make sharp copies of it.
Thanks for all your help!
04-03-2017 08:33 PM
Here you go..
04-03-2017 08:37 PM
Thank you so much!
You saved me from a lot of headaches.