In version 2008 the whole file structure has been modified, in order to achieve a better overview as a user, especially when storing multiple models in one folder.
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Up to Version 2006B all model-related files were stored in the same folder, leading to sometimes to several hundred or thousand files in the same folder:
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In version 2008, all project related files are ordered in subfolders. The new .cst file is an archive file containing the complete data of the ”Model” sub-directory.
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An automatic file conversion process including results is performed when opening an older model file into 2008 environment. The complete set of original files is backed up in the folder <PROJECT>.bak.
Related to this new file structure, small manual conversion steps of existing, own written VBA macros might be necessary:
In case a macro is using the VBA Command GetProjectBaseName, this command might have to be replaced by the new command GetProjectPath(), so that the desired files in its new subfolder location are found.
Example: current model has the name c:\work\test.cst
GetProjectPath("Root") = c:\work
GetProjectPath("Project") = c:\work\test
GetProjectPath("Model3D") = c:\work\test\Model\3D\
GetProjectPath("ModelCache") = c:\work\test\ModelCache\
GetProjectPath("Result") = c:\work\test\Result\
GetProjectPath("Temp") = c:\work\test\Temp\
The command GetProjectBaseName still exists and is linked to the Result subfolder (c:\work\test\Result\), which is the correct place where S-Parameter and other Result data is stored.
See also: Manage Projects
