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Druck1-Visitor
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June 24, 2020
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Problems with trail.txt file

  • June 24, 2020
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Hi guys,

 

I have a problem with trail.txt file. I use the Version: Creo Student 5.0.4.0. My problem is i don't find any trail.txt file on my PC. The only file with the same ending is PRO_trl.txt. Is this the same file as trail.txt? If yes how I can play it with creo? The Button for Play trail file is gray I cant push it.

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kdirth
21-Topaz I
kdirth21-Topaz I
21-Topaz I
June 24, 2020

Look at config setting trail_dir to see where the trail files are saved.

 

Also the file is not trail.txt.  It will be trail.txt.x (where x is an incrementing number 1...25...113...) as a new file is created for every session.

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Druck1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 24, 2020

Hi thanks for your help. I looked in the same direction where is trail_dir saved. There are only PRO_trl.txt files without number. I can't find any trail.txt.... file on my PC. Save the student version these files?

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KenFarley21-Topaz II
21-Topaz II
June 25, 2020

By default the trail.txt.* files are stored in the directory specified as "Start in:" for the program link on your desktop. You can specify a directory for it in you config.pro.

Have you tried searching your whole hard disk for trail.txt.* files?

I've never used a student version of the program so I don't have any experience with how it does things like this.

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Druck1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 25, 2020

Hi,

thanks for your answer. Yes I searched on the whole system with Windows Explorer and on my own way. There are no trail.txt file on the system. I have this Problem on two different PC.

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23-Emerald III
StephenW23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
June 25, 2020

search your computer for config.pro, open that file (or all of them) with a text editor (notepad or another that doesn't add formatting). Search for trail_dir ...If you have that option, where is it saying it is putting the trail files

 

Do the same search for config.sup

 

If neither of that works, right mouse button on the icon you use to start creo, click properties.

Look for the "start in:"  That is where the trail files will be if there is no other option.

 

if you don't understand or find these, post a screenshot of what you do find and maybe we can help.

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Druck1-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
June 26, 2020

Hi,

thanks for your help. I deleted the whole Creo Program and reinstall it on the order where creo it wanted. To start by zero . I start the program and looked in the config editor. It shows me only this:Konfiguration.PNG

I created an object and saved it. I get again only a Pro_trl.txt. File now with number. Now I insert my config.pro and three other files from my school in C:\Program Files\PTC\Creo 5.0.4.0\Common Files\Text\config.pro

I restart Creo and now I get a trail_dir direction

Capturekonfiguration.PNG

 

I created an object but it saved again only a PRO_trl.txt File in C/users/Public/Puplic Documents 

and in the tmp stay only out.log. files but not from this program. I changed the direction in C/users/Public/Public Documents but again it saves only PRO_trl.txt. file in this direction. In the config.pro stays 

trail_dir\tmp         or         trail_dir  C:\Users\Public\Documents after i changed it in creo.

 

Here you see the properties of creo. Two pictures because the Target was to long to see all on one picture::

Capture2.PNGCapture3.PNG

 

In the PRO_trl.txt. file stay ever this: 

Capture5.PNG

 

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    23-Emerald III
    StephenW23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    June 26, 2020

    That does look like a trail file. 

    So the way i would test that is I would open Creo, create something, like a square block. save it and exit creo.

    Go find the trail file it just create, copy it and rename it to something...test.txt or something, it just has to be different. 

    open Creo again, go to and load the trail file  and see if it creates the block again. It will happen pretty fast if it works.

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