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Tue, 2018-01-23 18:31
Jesse Hall
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I just switched over to P6 after some 25 years on P3.

Using the stand alone P6 SQLite I cannot use the SDEF converter for COE projects.   The P6  P330XER files not deploy in SQLite.

Does anyone know of an xer to SDEF converter that will work outside the P6 enviorment?

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Wed, 2018-01-24 14:18
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Zoltan Palffy
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https://tensix.com/2014/12/primavera-p6-sdef-conversion-utilities/

I have provided the links below 

Options #1

for the converter see below

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rozu5v1zpp4z264/AABWdCf6mwQxlk9C1MWvOR3Za?dl=0


1. Launch XERP330Convert.exe (found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Primavera Common\Convert) and choose conversion type as 'SDEF'.

2. Browse to the location of the exported XER file. Browse to a location to create the SDEF and give it a file name.  NOTE: The file will have a .txt file extension.  Click: OK, then Finish.

To import a SDEF file into Project Management:

 

1. Launch P330XERConvert.exe (found in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Primavera Common\Convert) and choose conversion type of SDEF.

2. Browse to the location of the SDEF file. Browse to a location to create the XER file and give it a file name.  NOTE: The file will have an .XER extension. Click: OK, then Finish.

3. In Project Management, click: File, Import, XER. Follow the wizard to import the file to create or update a project.

Option #2

However you do not need the converter if you have p3 files in their native format (not compressed) see link below wiht instructions

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wl8n42wabg7lxdm/AADpFlohU6AIqlAYthkBdqyea?dl=01

 

Option #3

to answer the 2nd part of your question is that you can you can install vitrual xp here is the link

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/install-and-use-windows-xp-mode-in-windows-7

this will let you run any 32 byte program in a virtual xp environment

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