Ivex WinDraft and Cleanup Utility Install Files Needed

Rich wrote:
Ron Jackson wrote:
I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I
did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email
me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\publicarea@ecotechnologies.biz
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!
Click to expand...
Paint me ignorant; how do i get there?
Entering that exactly in the GoTo line of my browser, i get "Netscape
is unable to locate the server (no name specified) ...".
And clicking on the blueline, i get "Error! News server responded: No
such article".
 
robd wrote:
What is the Lifetime CD?

Thanks.

RobD

Robert Baer wrote:
robd wrote:

I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26
of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that
utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility
was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

Ron Jackson wrote:


Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a


backup


USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install


files.


If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big
deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large


number


of open source electronics cad programs to choose from,
particularly


for


the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly
take


a


look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But
I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics


that


I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and
have


my


registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a


commercial


program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program


that


was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they


became


corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones).
If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded
the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you


usually


use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to


100


pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I


get


the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send


them


to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron


Stuart Brorson wrote:


Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board


designs


: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the


installation


: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but


I did


: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there


email me


: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and
cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software


instead


of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software?


Evidently


you don't.

Stuart


--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR


97225-6307


Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579





Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?
Click to expand...
Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".
 
R

Ron Jackson

Guest
I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron
 
Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software instead
of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software? Evidently
you don't.

Stuart
 
Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a backup
USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install files.
If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large number
of open source electronics cad programs to choose from, particularly for
the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly take a
look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics that
I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and have my
registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a commercial
program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program that
was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they became
corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones). If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you usually
use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to 100
pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I get
the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send them
to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron


Stuart Brorson wrote:
Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software instead
of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software? Evidently
you don't.

Stuart
Click to expand...
--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR 97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
 
I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26 of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

Ron Jackson wrote:
Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a
backup
USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install
files.
If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large
number
of open source electronics cad programs to choose from, particularly
for
the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly take
a
look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics
that
I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and have
my
registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a
commercial
program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program
that
was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they
became
corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones). If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you
usually
use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to
100
pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I
get
the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send
them
to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron


Stuart Brorson wrote:

Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board
designs
: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the
installation
: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but
I did
: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there
email me
: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software
instead
of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software?
Evidently
you don't.

Stuart

--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR
97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
Click to expand...
 
robd wrote:

I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26 of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

Ron Jackson wrote:


Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a


backup


USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install


files.


If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large


number


of open source electronics cad programs to choose from, particularly


for


the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly take


a


look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics


that


I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and have


my


registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a


commercial


program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program


that


was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they


became


corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones). If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you


usually


use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to


100


pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I


get


the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send


them


to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron


Stuart Brorson wrote:


Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board


designs


: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the


installation


: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but


I did


: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there


email me


: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software


instead


of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software?


Evidently


you don't.

Stuart


--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR


97225-6307


Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579





Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?
Click to expand...
 
Ron Jackson wrote:
I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I
did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email
me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron
Click to expand...
I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\publicarea@ecotechnologies.biz
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!
 
I noticed google stripped the address a little.

Its ftpCOLENSLASHSLASHpublicareaATecotechnologiesDOTbiz
 
Rich,

The files installed just fine. And this time I've backed them up to CD.

A thousand thanks! You are indeed a scholar and a gentleman, a kind and
decent human being, a man of virtue, foresight, intellect and
generosity!

Just before Ivex went under, they posted on their website a board file
cleanup utility. Do you have that? Could you post that also?

Eagle is on my list of programs to evaluate. I'm glad to hear it isn't
buggy. Looks like there is a lot of activity with Eagle. I'm also
looking
at Easy-pc from numberone.com

-- Ron

Rich wrote:
Ron Jackson wrote:
I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I
did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email
me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\publicarea@ecotechnologies.biz
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!
Click to expand...
--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR 97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
 
Your welcome. Looked for additional files but I do not have the
cleanup utility.

Ron Jackson wrote:
Rich,

The files installed just fine. And this time I've backed them up to
CD.

A thousand thanks! You are indeed a scholar and a gentleman, a kind
and
decent human being, a man of virtue, foresight, intellect and
generosity!

Just before Ivex went under, they posted on their website a board
file
cleanup utility. Do you have that? Could you post that also?

Eagle is on my list of programs to evaluate. I'm glad to hear it
isn't
buggy. Looks like there is a lot of activity with Eagle. I'm also
looking
at Easy-pc from numberone.com

-- Ron

Rich wrote:

Ron Jackson wrote:
I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board
designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the
installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but
I
did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there
email
me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron

I posted Windraft 3.12 and winboard 2.27 at

ftp:\\publicarea@ecotechnologies.biz
username: publicarea
password: MyVisitor

PS: I switched to Eagle last month and haven't crashed yet!

--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR
97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
Click to expand...
 
Robert Baer wrote:
Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".
Click to expand...
Robert,

I didn't get the CD, I just downloaded the latest WDshare.exe,
WBshare.exe files from the Ivex website, which I lost when my hard drive
failed.

They probably didn't call the program "cleanup". It was a program to
look for database corruption on WinBoard .brd files and correct them.
Maybe the name had "fix" in it? WBfix would be logical, but I really
don't remember what they called it.

WinBoard has a nasty tendency to foul up the .brd file, particularly
when placing metal zones. Ivex put the program on their website shortly
before they shut down. I lost that program too when my hard drive
failed. I would have expected them to put that on their CD. If they
didn't then I suppose it was just their oversight.

So, if anyone has the WinBoard database fixing program, I'd really
appreciate a copy.

-- Ron

--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR 97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
 
In article <42389D2B.87586836@FascinatingElectronics.com>,
Ron@FascinatingElectronics.com says...
Robert Baer wrote:
Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".

Robert,

I didn't get the CD, I just downloaded the latest WDshare.exe,
WBshare.exe files from the Ivex website, which I lost when my hard drive
failed.

They probably didn't call the program "cleanup". It was a program to
look for database corruption on WinBoard .brd files and correct them.
Maybe the name had "fix" in it? WBfix would be logical, but I really
don't remember what they called it.

WinBoard has a nasty tendency to foul up the .brd file, particularly
when placing metal zones. Ivex put the program on their website shortly
before they shut down. I lost that program too when my hard drive
failed. I would have expected them to put that on their CD. If they
didn't then I suppose it was just their oversight.

So, if anyone has the WinBoard database fixing program, I'd really
appreciate a copy.

-- Ron
There were two programs with similar names. fixboard.exe just did
Click to expand...
something so that board files would load properly. I never used it.
Boardmedic.exe was suppposed to repair certain database problems. It
seemed to detect and fix some problems, but it often hung to the
point of ctrl-alt-delete to exit on certain problems.
I have boardmedic installed, but I don't have the original install
file. I don't know if it will work if you just copy over the
..exe, .cnt, and .gid files. Let me know if you'd like to try,
and I'll send you a zip file.


Mark Borgerson
 
Mark Borgerson wrote:
In article <42389D2B.87586836@FascinatingElectronics.com>,
Ron@FascinatingElectronics.com says...
Robert Baer wrote:
Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?

Ivex offered a "Lifetime CD" to all registered users right before they
closed the doors.
It has all the "standard" programs, knowledge base, manuals and other
stuff.
I snooped on my CD and did not find anything about "cleanup".

Robert,

I didn't get the CD, I just downloaded the latest WDshare.exe,
WBshare.exe files from the Ivex website, which I lost when my hard drive
failed.

They probably didn't call the program "cleanup". It was a program to
look for database corruption on WinBoard .brd files and correct them.
Maybe the name had "fix" in it? WBfix would be logical, but I really
don't remember what they called it.

WinBoard has a nasty tendency to foul up the .brd file, particularly
when placing metal zones. Ivex put the program on their website shortly
before they shut down. I lost that program too when my hard drive
failed. I would have expected them to put that on their CD. If they
didn't then I suppose it was just their oversight.

So, if anyone has the WinBoard database fixing program, I'd really
appreciate a copy.

-- Ron
There were two programs with similar names. fixboard.exe just did
something so that board files would load properly. I never used it.
Boardmedic.exe was suppposed to repair certain database problems. It
seemed to detect and fix some problems, but it often hung to the
point of ctrl-alt-delete to exit on certain problems.
I have boardmedic installed, but I don't have the original install
file. I don't know if it will work if you just copy over the
.exe, .cnt, and .gid files. Let me know if you'd like to try,
and I'll send you a zip file.

Mark Borgerson
Click to expand...

Boardmedic sounds like what I am looking for. I just gave it a quick
try, so I don't know how good it is. I'm not too surprised that it isn't
very reliable.

If anyone has the installation file, I'd appreciate it. It might save me
a lot of work should I have to edit an old design. If not, Mark, if you
wouldn't mind sending me a zip I'll give it a try.

-- Ron

--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR 97225-6307
Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579
 
Hello Ron did you ever get help with your ivex trouble? Please let me know
I might be able to help
Rob@owl-inc.com
good luck

-------------------------------------
Ron Jackson wrote:




I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board designs
created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the installation
files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but I did
have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there email me
(or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and cleanup
utility installation file?

Thanks for your help!

-- Ron
Click to expand...





##-----------------------------------------------##
Article posted with Cabling-Design.com Newsgroup Archive
http://www.cabling-design.com/forums
no-spam read and post WWW interface to your favorite newsgroup -
sci.electronics.cad - 6374 messages and counting!
##-----------------------------------------------##
 
What is the Lifetime CD?

Thanks.

RobD

Robert Baer wrote:
robd wrote:

I too am in need of the Winboard cleanup utility. I have Ver. 2.26
of
WinBoard and Ver. 3.1 of WinDraft. Ivex tech support used that
utility
on one of my design's when it became corrupted before the utility
was
still in beta. But I never got a copy of it. If someone does let you
have it PLEASE let me know.

Thanks.

RobD

Ron Jackson wrote:


Yes, good point. I was getting that computer ready to install a


backup


USB drive when I had a hard disk failure and lost my Ivex install


files.


If it would have failed a week later it would have been no big
deal.

When I started using Ivex, in about 1995, there weren't a large


number


of open source electronics cad programs to choose from,
particularly


for


the Windows 3.1 system I was using at the time. I will certainly
take


a


look at open source programs as I look for an Ivex replacement. But
I
really would like to be able to maintain the boards and schematics


that


I already have on Ivex.

Please, would some kind soul out there email me the WDshare.exe
(WinDraft) installation file? I am licensed for version 3.1x and
have


my


registration code, so I'm not asking for someone to crack a


commercial


program for me.

Ivex also provided for free, just before they went under, a program


that


was supposed to clean up their WinBoard database files when they


became


corrupted (which happened quite a lot when you used copper zones).
If
someone has the install file for that I would appreciate that too.

There must be many readers of this newsgroup that have downloaded
the
Ivex installation files, even if that isn't the CAD system you


usually


use, as the Ivex programs run in a shareware mode for designs up to


100


pins. Please help me out here. I'll email back to the group when I


get


the files, so you won't be repeating someone else's efforts to send


them


to me.

Thank you.

-- Ron


Stuart Brorson wrote:


Ron Jackson <Ron@fascinatingelectronics.com> wrote:
: I've been using Ivex for a few years and have several board


designs


: created with them. I had a hard drive crash and lost the


installation


: files for WinDraft and for the new WinBoard cleanup utility (but


I did


: have a backup of the WinBoard installation file).

: Since Ivex is out of business, could some kind soul out there


email me


: (or give me a link for) the WDshare installation file and
cleanup
: utility installation file?

Yet another reason to consider using open-source EDA software


instead


of becoming locked into a a proprietary solution.

Who controls your design if you use closed-source software?


Evidently


you don't.

Stuart


--
New Website: http://www.FascinatingElectronics.com
Fascinating Electronics Inc, 925 SW 83 Avenue, Portland, OR


97225-6307


Toll Free: 800.683.5487 Direct Dial: 503.296.8579





Wold it be on the "Lifetime CD"?
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Welcome to EDABoard.com

Sponsor

Back
Top