KB47664: "Invalid file name. Please check the file name." error message appears when trying to load database types from a PDS file in MicroStrategy 9.x

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"Invalid file name. Please check the file name." error message appears when trying to load database types from a PDS file in MicroStrategy 9.x

SYMPTOM:

When loading database types from a PDS file in Strategy Desktop/Developer 9.x, the following error message may be encountered after selecting the PDS file and clicking "Load".


Invalid file name. Please check the file name.

CAUSE:

This error is encountered if the PDS file selected is located in a network location (indicated by \\ at the beginning of the file path as shown above).

ACTION:

Move the PDS file to a location local to the machine and reselect it. The database types can now be loaded successfully as shown below.

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Published:

April 10, 2017

Last Updated:

April 10, 2017