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bountyhunter
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 Posted: 30/03/2018 10:21 Post subject: Help with converting runtime MER to APA |
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Hi, i have a mer file which i need to restore, but my FT View is showing that this file is not valid, could anyone help me and convert this for me? i will be really thankful! 
Mer file:
https://nofile.io/f/kJkqaZZ8W0f/Runtime.mer |
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kevorkian10
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| Posted: 30/03/2018 11:42 Post subject: |
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Open Application Manager.
You can open it from Windows "Start/Programs/Rockwell Software/FactoryTalk View/Tools/Application Manager" or from within FactoryTalk View Studio under "Tools" at the top.
Then select "Restore runtime aplication" at the bottom and browse to your *.MER file. Give it a unique name and continue. It should decompile into the "HMI projects" folder and should then be available to select from the "New/Open Machine Edition Application" screen when you start FactoryTalk View Studio.
http://www.vdt-automation.ru/files/kb8913.pdf
It must be a version 5.0 or newer *.MER file and the "Never allow conversion" option must not have been selected when the *.MER file was originally created.
Recovering RSViewME 3.x or 4.0 Application Files (from Allen Bradley)
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In order to recover the application files, it is assumed that you will be using a Win2K or WinXP machine that is already configured as a development station (for example, RSView Studio 3.x is installed).
This procedure involves accessing temporary files on the computer. Temporary files are normally hidden by Windows. To make hidden files visible open Control Panel ->Folder Options ->View and select “Show hidden files and folders”.
1. Run the program RSView ME Station from Start Menu>Programs>Rockwell Software>RSView Enterprise. If you do not see it there, open Widows Explorer and browse to C:\Program Files\Rockwell Software\RSView Enterprise\MERuntime.exe The application should look just as it does on an PanelView Plus.
2. Load the application MER file that you wish to recover from, but do not run the application, it may display an error but ignore it.
3. Start RSView Studio ME, and begin to create a new application. Type in a new name that is not already in use on your computer and click the Import button.
4. Select the MED file type to be imported.
5. Now you need to locate the temporary files created for your running application. They should be located in the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\~MER.00 directory on Windows XP and in theC:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\~MER.00 directory on Windows 7
o NOTES: username will be the user that is currently logged into the computer. The Local Settings and AppData folders are hidden, see note above. ~MER.00 may be named as ~MER.01, etc.
6. Once the ~MER.00 folder has been located, select the MED file to be imported and follow the remaing prompts.
7. After the import has completed and the application is finished loading into RSView Studio, close RSView Studio and RSView ME Station.
If you are using FactoryTalk View Studio 5.0, you may encounter an error if the MER file was originally created with revision 5.10 and saved as a version 3.x or 4.0 MER. In this case, please install the patch roll-up for FactoryTalk View Studio 5.0and repeat the above proceedure.
At this point, the Parameter, Alarm Setup, Datalog, and Macro files are not useable and will need to be removed (see Removing unrecoverable files below).
NOTE: While attempting to import the project an error may occur: Failed to import project, unable to rename file. In order to work around this issue, perform the following:
1. Create a new project with the same name as the .med file of the ~mer.00 folder.
2. Right-click on the Displays in the Applications Explorer (of this new project) and choose Add component into application…. Add all the gfx files from the Gfx folder in the C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\~MER.00 directory.
3. Copy the rest of the folders from this directory to the new project directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\RSView Enterprise\ME\HMI projects\ProjectName |
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Dorkust
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| Posted: 11/04/2018 17:27 Post subject: .mer conversion |
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| If the .mer file is v5 or v6, you need to be in x32 windows environment. I tried converting your .mer, but the file has a password "protected format". |
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