Cannot open brd, dra and pad files by double click

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Error Message
The procedure entry point iCmDictPIAddRedsDictionaryFlag could not be located in the dynamic link library consmgr.dll.
Problem
6 e7 ~" n! J0 D# s7 SI have multiple versions of the SPB tools installed on my machine. When I double click a .dra, .brd or a .pad file, it does not open and fails with the error message shown above. It was working fine in previous versions.
  r' {& K0 J* F* @( ]Solution
Delete the file association from Windows Explorer for DRA, BRD and PAD. Cadence switch release utility takes care of the file association with various releases.
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My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > "File Types" tab > delete the DRA/BRD/PAD from the Registered File Types.  If the option is not enabled, select the Reset button and then delete the file extensions.

7 a) Q' R- l; A4 _, WAdd these options in "Cadence SPB Switch Release" utility.
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' k2 @/ ^4 F" B1. Start > All Programs > Cadence SPB Switch Release
  S8 Y5 b  y' K0 f$ D4 J+ q0 h2. Select the File Association button on the window
% Q8 m/ M8 N0 I" Z- d5 V' W3. Add the following entries for BRD, PAD and DRA.
5 I# ^7 E; j0 a3 @5 CFor BRD file
) I6 t1 [+ k# H) j4 X+ EFile Extension =brd
/ u1 E. J' i$ T5 f, p& eDefault Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe
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For DRA file
File Extension = dra
Default Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe

  _9 j8 ^& ]) k  A( |; n' zFor PAD file
' X4 G/ B; W- E$ ~+ E( ?File Extension = pad
Default Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\pad_designer.exe
4. Select Add/Update After entering the File Extension and Default Program values.
7 h. q  r: t9 e1 h6 gNote: File association can also be done by importing the file association specified in a text file. To import the file association, select "Import" on the File association dialog box.  The txt file could be specified in the format as shown below:
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' {2 l$ g# n% @7 \; b7 S/ u==================File Format================
brd "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
dra "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
dsn "%CDSROOT%\tools\capture\capture.exe"
3 o6 w- F, v; S, _& r- L0 qmdd "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
9 i" p1 A) q* m) {; p4 P" }pad "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\pad_designer.exe"
! @1 ?+ k, a9 s$ o- [olb "%CDSROOT%\tools\Capture\Capture.exe"
: b* c  s; e- {' f) popj "%CDSROOT%\tools\capture\capture.exe"
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0 d) h& @- ~$ Z' r; ^Use Switch Release to switch to the required release.
0 i, ?. r( ~9 Y8 b1 `4 H. {Try to invoke files by double clicking them and they will directly open in the respective tool.

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; R" v" n, c, S! H/ [- Q. C; M0 L7 z1 mError Message
The procedure entry point iCmDictPIAddRedsDictionaryFlag could not be located in the dynamic link library consmgr.dll.
' y% N9 \# x/ B1 `9 i' lProblem
I have multiple versions of the SPB tools installed on my machine. When I double click a .dra, .brd or a .pad file, it does not open and fails with the error message shown above. It was working fine in previous versions.
Solution
) G9 A% ~8 }  ]9 Y# A; [) |Delete the file association from Windows Explorer for DRA, BRD and PAD. Cadence switch release utility takes care of the file association with various releases.

& c& u, a; R) a# p& |My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > "File Types" tab > delete the DRA/BRD/PAD from the Registered File Types.  If the option is not enabled, select the Reset button and then delete the file extensions.

( g4 N2 z6 |; N1 [: RAdd these options in "Cadence SPB Switch Release" utility.

8 L7 J  W" X, {, t* H# E1. Start > All Programs > Cadence SPB Switch Release
! ^- {/ M# S, j4 S" Y2. Select the File Association button on the window
$ U2 n! j, s4 ~( u+ o3. Add the following entries for BRD, PAD and DRA.
6 V( n3 u$ D# x+ K. u  G) bFor BRD file
File Extension =brd
/ z$ W, I4 u  [% g& n+ v) D( v0 QDefault Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe

For DRA file
9 }! A8 o, J; }8 M% F% l4 rFile Extension = dra
Default Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe

" k7 W4 {% b2 ZFor PAD file
File Extension = pad
Default Program = %CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\pad_designer.exe
% ~9 Z+ H4 u. j  N  O  |! d4. Select Add/Update After entering the File Extension and Default Program values.
5 J3 |9 K# Z) ~/ [Note: File association can also be done by importing the file association specified in a text file. To import the file association, select "Import" on the File association dialog box.  The txt file could be specified in the format as shown below:
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==================File Format================
brd "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
( L# s) i+ V' y+ K9 I) D: `dra "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
dsn "%CDSROOT%\tools\capture\capture.exe"
& h# W  x# M2 g+ Z* Amdd "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\allegro.exe"
pad "%CDSROOT%\tools\pcb\bin\pad_designer.exe"
olb "%CDSROOT%\tools\Capture\Capture.exe"
opj "%CDSROOT%\tools\capture\capture.exe"
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! f) U$ c2 _2 y, Y6 n, |Use Switch Release to switch to the required release.
Try to invoke files by double clicking them and they will directly open in the respective tool.
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I have tried but it is  fail ,you can try it .