Errors after install of exact macola progression workflow explorer Win10 Client - Help Please!

[Sun N Sand]

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After successfully installing Macola progression PWE to Win10 the following errors persistently pops up after every single-entry operation.

Error #1
Unable to create MBOLogSink object

Error #2
Unable to load User Config File: G:\Macsql\USERS\USER0001.CFG

Note That Error #2 Changes to random user number. Screen Shots attached.

Any suggestions on correcting these issues would be greatly appreciated?

 

[dgillz]

7.7.6 is like 13 years old. Do you actually expect it to work in Windows 10?

This is why you pay annual maintenance and should update regularly. So why have you not updated?

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[Sun N Sand]

dgillz, thank you for replying and we are definitely way behind on a modern ERP.
Our Managment is planning to upgrade to a new ERP NetSuite in Q3 2023.
I'm just trying to keep things operational for our Customer Service Department until then.

In 2022 we were able to get 7.7.6. working on a few Win10's.
But it doesn't seem to like these new workstations.

Do you have an idea about the cause of or any suggestions on a fix for the errors I'm experiencing?
Any help would be appreciated...Thx!

 

[dgillz]

Windows pro workstations? Macola has never worked on Windows home.

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[Sun N Sand]

dgillz, the workstations are WIN10 Pro.
Any thoughts on what may be causing either one of these errors?

 

[dgillz]

My thoughts are this is incompatible with Windows 10. Have you ever successfully installed Macola on a Windows 10 machine?

Assuming I am correct, there is not going to be a magic solution. IMO you have 2 choices:

Pay your annual maintenance to ECI, install a version of Macola that supports windows 10, and upgrade all workstations to it.

Create a few virtual machines running windows 7 – or whatever version of windows most users are using - and have the windows 10 users log into these VMs in order to run Macola.

I strongly prefer option 1. It will be a tenth of the cost of getting a new ERP system, and there is no guarantee option 2 will work.


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[Sun N Sand]

dgillz, thank you for your insight, it is truly much appreciated.

 

[NEmacGuy]

Are you familiar with the Path Environment on Windows.

Check the following tech note:

https://www.exactsoftware.com/docs/DocView.aspx?DocumentID={75fb8620-dd8c-49bc-ab64-e23719422f5a}