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Runtime Creation Error Message in View Studio Machine Edition v10

June 12, 2018

In Today's article I discuss the new error message that pops up when you create a runtime for a pre-10 version of FactoryTalk View Studio.

Recently, a student asked me why he was getting an error message when he created a version 8 .MER runtime file in version 10 of FactoryTalk Machine Edition.

To find out, I booted View Studio v10 up and attempted to create a v8 runtime.

Doing so resulted in the following error message:

At first glance, you may think this message is instructing you to install a patch for v10.

But a closer inspection reveals the error message is actually saying to restore this .MER file using View Studio 9 or earlier will require those older versions of View Studio to be patched.

For more information, as well as a link to the patch, click HERE.

To watch a video demonstration of the above, check out Episode 45 of The Automation Minute Season 4 below:

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Shawn M Tierney
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Shawn Tierney

Shawn is a lifelong Technology Enthusiast who as a pre-teen in the early 80's discovered his passion for programing on the newly released Apple II and VIC-20 computers. After earning a degree in Electronics, Shawn worked as a Certified Automation Specialist for 25 years before leaving to focus full time on teaching online PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at The Automation School, as well as publishing industrial automation news, interviews, and how-to articles & videos at The Automation Blog.