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Design Manager M1: Design Manager does not start/come up when I double-click the icon (PC)
Record #2284
Product Family: Software
Product Line: M1 Graphical/General
Product Part: Design Manager
Product Version: 1.5is2
Problem Title:
Design Manager M1: Design Manager does not start/come up when I double-click the icon (PC)
Problem Description:
Keyword: design manager, start, icon, up, invoke, NT, 95, 98
Urgency: Standard
General Description:
On Win95, WinNT, Win98, the Design Manager does not start when you double
click the shortcut icon, nor when you select Start->Programs->Xilinx->Design
Manager. No error message or warning is generated.
Solution 1:
Try placing the XILINX variable closer to the top of the autoexec.bat file.
It has been observed that the Design Manager will not start or
is slow to start if the XILINX variable is placed toward the
bottom of the autoexec.bat. In addition, it is recommended to
have the path to the Xilinx tools (i.e - Xilinx/bin/nt) appear
first in the PATH statement rather than towards the end.
Solution 2:
The TEMP directory may point to a directory that does not exist
or is READ only (check properties). Design Manager is unable
to create temporary files in the directory pointed to by TEMP.
Check the following:
1. If the TEMP variable is not set, edit the autoexec.bat
(Win95) or environment tab (WinNT) to add it in.
2. If the TEMP directory is already set, verify that the
directory pointed to exists. If not, create the directory. Remember,
this directory must exist and it must be readable and writeable (check
properties). Once the directory has been created, the computer must
be restarted. Often times, it helps to also type in "set" from a DOS
prompt to double-check whether or not an env. setting took effect.
3. The TEMP variable should not have a trailing '\'.
(i.e - SET TEMP=C:\TEMP\) This can cause invalid directory names
to be formed.
Solution 3:
Check your system enviroment by opening up your autoexec.bat
file (win95/98) or Control Panel->System->environment (winNT).
Verify that the 'XILINX' variable is set correctly.
Correct setting:
SET XILINX = C:\XILINX
Incorrect setting:
SET XILINX = C:\XILINX;C:\any\other\path
Please refer to your "Quickstart Guide" for additional detail on environment settings.
Solution 4:
Some autoexec.bat files contain subsections that specify
certain commands that are executed depending on what
operating system is being booted. These subsections are
typically designated by "goto" statements.
Make sure that your XILINX and PATH variables are set
*before* any "goto" statements and outside of any such
subsections. Ideally, they should be placed at the
beginning of the autoexec.bat file.
End of Record #2284 - Last Modified: 06/14/99 13:39 |
