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File won't save.


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A simple question. There must be a work-around this: when I move a VW-file from a licensed computer to an unlicensed one, the file cannot be saved - read-only. I've made some changes I'd like to keep. Is this a way VW encourages license holders to upgrade to more sites? 

Thanks for any assistance. 

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Oh, that an unlicensed copy of a VW installation will not save may

be pretty known standard. I thought it is just about saving and accessing

a file on/from a different machines location.

 

But depending on the license type you are allowed to install VW on 2 machines

like desktop and laptop. (But only use one at a time)

 

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Thanks for the responses.

Yes, I know that I'm allowed to install VW on two machines with one license but can only use one at a time. 

However, it wasn't allowing me to save the work. Time pressure forced me to pay for the 2nd license. 

I still had to redo a day's work. 

I might go back to find the glitch but who has the time? 

 

--A Slave to these Systems 

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I think there was still missing enough information to understand

what the problem exactly was. I'm sure that would have been

found a solution beside loss of a day's work.

 

But if time has absolute priority, a more expensive but faster

solution may be the better choice at that moment.

And if you can't really make serious use of the second license,

there is always :

https://forum.vectorworks.net/index.php?/forum/46-buying-and-selling-vectorworks-licenses/

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9 hours ago, Nicolas Goutte said:

 

Double-check that VW really uses that serial number.

 

The number comes up on launch and then, partly, in the About box, so yes, it is the correct serial number.

 

While using the software I got a message saying an upgrade was available, but, of course, upgrade can't install without quitting VW, and couldn't quit VW without losing my work.  Finally had to quit, lose work, install SP2 and now VW saves ok.  Must say I'm very frustrated by this little episode.  Mature software such as this shouldn't have these serious quality issues.

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