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Excel Hyperlink to open part in Creo-view Express

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June 14, 2014
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Hi all,

I am having a problem with excel hyperlink. In excel i am adding hyperlink to open .prt file in creo view express, but the error comes is something like this "no program is registered" it comes when i clink on the hyperlink. so please help me out. what might be the problem. is it in excel settings or in my system settings?

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Best answer by mtrivedi

yes.

same problem i'm facing....

G

gkoch

2-Explorer

Normally this should be a matter of what is registered in Windows. When you double-click on a *.prt file in Explorer, it launches Creo View Express?

M

mtrivedi

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1-Visitor

yes.

same problem i'm facing....

B

BrianMartin

13-Aquamarine

Hi Jignesh,

It sounds like you just lost your file type association. This is easy to fix. Try the steps below (or use the slide which attempts to provide some screen grabs to help you).

Select Windows Start
Select Default Programs
Select Associate a File Type or Protocol With a Program
File the file type you wish to associate (.prt in this case). Select Change Program.
Browse to your installation of Creo View. Select launch_pview.exe as the default application for your file type. Select OK.
When you double-click a .prt file (or open a link to a .prt file), Creo View should now launch.

See the slide below for screen grabs (click the picture for a larger image).

I hope this helps!

Thanks...

-Brian

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gkoch

2-Explorer

Hi Jignesh, have you tried Brian's technique? Did it solve the issue? I believe that normally the file types should be registered when installing Creo View Express, but maybe the program has been copied to the computer instead? Gunter

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mtrivedi

1-Visitor

Hi Gunter,

i've tried above suggested by martin but nothing happens..

Plz help if you have any idea....

M

MartinHanak

24-Ruby III

Hello to all,

I spent a short time testing the problem...

1.]

I installed Creo View Express using "C:\PTC\Creo2_M070\Creo 2.0\Common Files\M070\install\addon\pvx32_64\pvexpress\CreoView_Express_32_64.msi" package.

2.]

I created "D:\tmp\creo\prt0001.prt".

3.]

I clicked WindowKey+R and typed "D:\tmp\creo\prt0001.prt" >>> Creo View Express launched and displayed the part. Nice.

4.]

I opened Excel sheet and created the hyperlink pointing to "D:\tmp\creo\prt0001.prt" >>> I received the error message "No application is assigned for this file type". Strange. It looks like "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 2.0\View Express\bin\pvexpress.exe" cannot be launched through hyperlink.

5.]

I decided to use Macro (I created it in old xls Excel file).

I put "D:\tmp\creo\prt0001.prt" into A1 cell (ordinary text).

I created the Macro - see blue lines (source=WWW).

Sub Makro1()
'
' Makro1 Makro
'

Dim Program As String
Dim TaskID As Long
Program = "C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 2.0\View Express\bin\pvexpress.exe" + " " + ActiveCell.Value
TaskID = Shell(Program, vbNormalFocus)

End Sub

I selected A1 cell and run the macro. Creo View Express launched and displayed the part. Problem resolved .