I cant open any drawings

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twodogstwohorses
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I cant open any drawings

Post by twodogstwohorses » Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:54 pm

i open qcad professional thats fine but when i click open to open a drawing i get the error
Qcad has stopped working
a problem caused the program to stop working correctly
Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available

i am using Qcad professional latest version down loaded yesterday 64bit
windows 7 professional i have tried it set in compatibility mode for windows 7 if i turn this off it doesnt open any drawings at all just sits there trying to
thanks
ade

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andrew
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Re: I cant open any drawings

Post by andrew » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:58 pm

There are several factors that can affect the Windows file dialog (network shares, external drives, favourites, etc.).

Can you try using the Qt file dialog instead of the native Windows dialogs?

Edit > Application Preferences > File > Open/Save > File Dialog > Use system file dialog (uncheck)

twodogstwohorses
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Re: I cant open any drawings

Post by twodogstwohorses » Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:06 am

Cheers that looks to have sorted it

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