Answers Database Design Manager: System Error, Unhandled Exception: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND Record #752 Product Family: Software Product Line: M1 Graphical/General Product Part: Design Manager Product Version: 6.0.1 Problem Title: Design Manager: System Error, Unhandled Exception: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND Problem Description: When invoking the Design Manager, a System Error occurs with the following message:   Unhandled Exception: ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND   OSErrorHolder class >> reportOn:   OSErrorHolder >> reportError   [ ] optimized   System Error >> handleError For:   FATFilename (Filename) >> isDirectory Cause: The current project the Design Manager is attempting to open is corrupted. Solution 1: Design Manager if it is running. Edit the DSGNMGR.INI file which is located in the directory where the XACTUSER variable is pointing (if this variable is not set, the DSGNMGR.INI file is located in the WINDOWS directory). Delete the CURRENT project line from the file. When the Design Manager is invoked, it should open without any project loaded. You might be able to recover the corrupted project by copying the <design>.BAK file to <design>.PRJ. The .BAK file is located in the project directory. Solution 2: This error occurs if you delete a version of a project you created outside of Design Manager. If yo u need to delete a version do it under Design Manager, the delete command is under the Design menu. This solution will not let you get back previous Versions of the design, you will have to Translate & Implement the design again. Solution: Quit the Design Manager. In your working directory there should be two files one named de sign.bak and another named design.prj. 1) Close the Design Manager. Get into your file manager/explorer. 2) Delete the .bak file 3) Erase everything in the .prj file (you might need a carriage return or space in the file in order   to save it that is okay) so you should now just have a design.prj that is a couple of bytes big. 4) Start up the design manager. It should prompt you with this message>> Cannot read the project file: c:\xxx\xxxx\design.prj. The file is unreadable and may be corrup ted. Do you want to recover, using the project backup file? Answer with a Yes. Next Message>> Could not recover using the project backup file. Do you want to recreate the project information? Answer with a Yes. 5) Now a New Project screen will pop up and you will need to specify your top_level_design.1     This is where some problems occur. It may or may not let you choose a Target Family.     (a)If it does choose the one you want, and everthing else should be okay (you should be able to t ranslate).     (b)If it doesn't let you choose it will give you this error >>         Cannot find data file ".bos" in the XACT path.         If you get this press cancel.         Then go to File -> New Project and specify your top_level_design.1 file         You should now be able to translate and continue from there. Solution 3: Cause: The Xilinx software and/or the project directory are on a network drive. This problem has been observed on a Novell network v4.12. Solution: Move the project directory and/or Xilinx software from the network drive to a local drive. Solution 4: If the error still occurs, create a new Foundation project and import the design files from the corrupted project by selecting Document -> Add in the Foundation Project Manager. Next click on the XACT button. This will create a new netlist and a new Xilinx project End of Record #752 - Last Modified: 01/15/97 20:24

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