Thank you David.

I have run through the pdf and have sorted the selection of a client and the referencing of that information on the report. However, I can only reproduce the file path to the logo on the report and not the logo itself.

I have set a "logo" field under data design / library tables to read as bmp and then linked it to a logo on our server and gINT shows the logo in the data design / library data / logo field when I click into it, but can not get that to reproduce on the report.

Any more ideas?!

If you want to store your bit map externally , it will work , but since it has to access the server each time to pull in the image it may slow down your output dramatically. I recommend putting the logos in the library under symbols bitmap symbols.

If you want to access externally then use the projectsymbol function in the bitmap symbol to lookup the symbol field in the library table that matches the data you pick in the project table In the below example my project filed is called logo and my library table called logo has a field called symbol which references the external bitmap. This would go in the bitmap symbol properties in the bitmap symbol field

<<ProjectSymbol(<<Lookup(<<LOGO.symbol>>,<<PROJECT.logo>>)>>)>>

This would be much easier to show you over the phone. Please e-mail me your number and I can call and walk you through the process. kirk.johnson@bentley.com

Hi Kathleen

Thanks for the reply - do you have any idea of timeframe for this work?

Phil - thanks for that - we'll catch up in November.

Hi all, again,

Just throwing this out there as a feature request, to see if it would be useful to anyone else....

Outputting Site Plans as things stand at the moment:-

1. Import large (both file size and area covered) DXF into Site Map app. Wait 20 mins or so for import to complete

2. Go to Output - Site Maps. Select relevant Report

3. Remember that I forgot to take an educated guess at the minimum Eastings and Northings of the part of the plan that has the holes in it

4. Return to the Site Map app, wait 10 - 20 mins for the site map to redraw. Take and educated guess as to where I want the bottom left of the report to be, hover cursor over this and write down Easting and Northing

5. Return to Output - Site Maps. Enter noted coords into Minimum East Axis and Minimum North Axis boxes. Leave Scale at "1"

6. Preview report. Wait 10 mins for report to generate. Scale 1 way too big / small. Exit preview

7. Return to Output. Adjust Scale up / down. Preview. Wait 10 mins for report to generate. Scale about right (if i'm lucky) Now East and North need adjusting as holes all plot in top right corner of report instead of nicely in the middle.

8. Preview report. Wait 10 mins for report to generate. Realise I have gone too far / not far enough... Repeat till happy with results.

Would it be possible to have 2 further boxes added to the Site Map Options area for Site Centre East and Site Centre North. This way you could write and expression to work out your site centre (using min / max East and min / max North of all points) then you would only need to work out what scale you need to fit the relevant part of the site on your report.

Just a thought :-)

Outstanding. Many thanks for that. I feel a fool! 18 years of mucking around with gINT and I've never noticed those 2 functions before... DOH!

Another question.

The client wants just the data markers to plot, no lines. The Data Marker colour is controlled by the line colour. I have a colour list for the lines and I presumed that setting the Graph Line Option under Data Representation to "No Lines" would not plot any lines, but would still serve to feed the data marker colour..... It doesn't :-( Everything goes back to black (there's a song title in there somewhere :-) ) I have even tried adding a hidden layer on the report and setting the Layer For Plot Lines to this layer, which it seems to ignore completely.

How can I have coloured data markers, with no lines?

Miles

I'm sorry to inform you, but currently there is no silent install option for GSA.

The weird setup behaviour after using the "/? " switch on the command line will be updated to display meaningful information in an upcoming release.

Using the trial version (16.0) Sheeting Design the results for Earthquake option are strange. Using the default example (Demo01.gp1) in metric units (the problem exists in both units systems). I tried many other own examples and always the results are alike. In Sheeting Check the same problem but the results are different. The operating system is Windows 7 64 bit (SP1) and I checked in 2 different computers. I can't see any correlation with the hardware or another factors.

For Horizontal Seismic Coefficient of Kh=0.29 (maybe lower but in this example is 0.29).

The default KH (Coeff. of point of application) is 0.66 and no real results for it. Playing with different values of KH i received:

KH=0.36 maxM=71.65 KNm/m for Fixed (L=7.24m) maxM=58.29 KNm/m for Hinged (L=7.75m)

KH=0.37 the diagrams are different than diagrams in the interval 0.30-0.36 and

maxM=116.02 KNm/m for Hinged (L=8.24m). For Fixed - No solution

.....

KH=0.4 max M=718.78 KNm/m for Hinged (L=10.29m). For Fixed - No solution

KH=0.66 maxM=47211.55 KNm/m (??????) (L=20.87m) for Hinged. Of course no solution for Fixed.

I can't find an explanation for this behavior. The trial version is supposed to work full for 30 days and in general a trial version can be limited but not wrong. I hope someone can help.

Hi Ryan,

I'm not sure whether your question was answered offline as I see it was posted two months ago with no reply.

You can easily apply a caption and/or a description to any Material symbol (also true for Sample, Well, or General symbols). The caption and description are what the user sees in the dropdown list during input. The symbol name is what is actually stored in the database.  

Regarding your specific example you can create two symbols with different names (for example GW1 and GW2) and different descriptions (for example Well-graded Gravel and Well-graded Gravel with sand) but with the same caption "GW". This way the user will see the caption GW at input for both symbols, but will also see the description which will more accurately describe the material being selected. 

Any of these three can be output onto reports.

To add a caption or description to material symbols:

1. Go to the SYMBOL DESIGN tab
2. Click on the sub tab labelled Material.
3. Click the yellow object selector dropdown at the top of the screen to select the symbol you wish to modify.
4. Click File>Page>Properties to access the symbol's properties and add a caption or description.
5. You can also copy en existing symbol using (File>Copy Page) to create a new symbol from an existing one.

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Is there a way to call the gINT Spell Checker using gINT Rules? We would like to have the Spell Checker run at the time of saving certain tables to minimize spelling errors. 

Hi Kirk

Does your exported ags file have a STND group?  When i exported using the std ags 4 gint files, there was no such group so there is no way to get the error.

Maybe try making a library table, link to the lookup for ICBR_METH, and enter a string with a ' in the field, then export

Hi

Yes I developed this in the Datgel Lab and In Situ Tool - a commercial gINT Add-on.  

The report is on page 101 of this www.datgel.com/.../DOT2_All_Reports.pdf

You can decide the number on results to discard.

If you have an output condition in the configuration tab or data min and max conditional expressions that are not met it may not show the scales. If you want to email me your files I would be more than happy to take a look at your setup.

I will send you an e-mail

Inserting Remarks in Expressions in Report Design and User System Data

Steps to Accomplish

Anything that gINT does not understand between token delimiters [angle brackets] is ignored when outputting a report. You can use this fact to insert comments to explain complicated expressions.

Here are some examples:

<<Rem: Determine the mid-point of the sampled interval>>_

<<Remark: Find the material graphic associated with the mid-point depth>>_

<<Comment: Look up the description of the graphic>>_

The Rem, Remark, and Comment prefixes are not necessary, but we use these terms for the purposes of clarity.

Note the use of line continuations (underscores) at the end of each line in the above example. This breaks up complex expressions into readable sections and avoids adding carriage returns where you don't want them.

The key stroke short cut for inserting token delimiters is CTRL+, (comma).

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Error or Warning Message

"Path/file or access error" on opening gINT.

Explanation

This is almost always a permissions problem.

How to Avoid

gINT 8.3

Users need full control of files in 2 places:

Windows 7 and Vista:

• C:\Users\Public\Documents\Bentley\gINT
• C:\Users\<user_login_name>\AppData\Local\Bentley\gINT

Windows XP:

• C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Bentley\gINT or C:\Documents
• C:\Documents and Settings\<user_login_name>\Local Settings\Application Data\Bentley\gINT

Note: some folders may be hidden.

In rare cases gINT has needed to be run as administrator.

gINT 8.2 and earlier

gINT needs to be run as administrator. 
Users will need full control to the subfolders where gINT is installed,except for the BIN folder. That path will vary, depending on the build of gINT and the operating system. It will be found in one of these places:

 C:\Program Files\Bentley\gINTC:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\gINTC:\Program Files\gINTC:\Program Files (x86)\gINT

This is the other place users need full control:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\gINT Software orC:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\gINT Software

When you get a file-open error with a gINT database, there are several steps to try to resolve it:

1. Verify that you are using the current version of the product.
2. Try launching with a different library. gINT will not open without a working library file -- and this library file is a database, although not a gINT project database. If the gINT program never completely opens, it may indicate that your library file is corrupted. Try opening gINT with a different library file. (Go to the location of a stored library file and double-click the .glb file icon to launch gINT.) If that successfully launches gINT, you will be able to try the following steps to repair the various databases used by gINT. If not, go directly to Step 5.
3. Delete the Setup.gsh file and let gINT regenerate it upon program launch. Once gINT is open, use the Help menu About gINT option to learn where the Setup.gsh file is stored on your system. Close gINT, then navigate to that location and delete the Setup.gsh file. When you launch gINT again, you will be requested to make initial setup selections and fill out Company Information again, but the possible corrupted pointers in the file will be eliminated.
4. Use gINT UTILITIES Repair/Compact Databases to select and repair problem files. You can use this utility built into gINT to compact and repair the problem databases. To avoid problems, it is a good idea to compact your working files on a regular basis. For most use levels, once a month will be sufficient. Notice that you can select the Setup.gsh file to repair/compact. If the same file-open error occurs again after repair/compaction of the Setup.gsh file, perform Step 3 to replace the file completely.
5. If the problem persists, contact the Technical Support Group for gINT.

NOTE: a problem library file does not have to be opened in order to repair it. Use the Browse (three-dot) button at the upper right corner of the Files box in the gINT UTILITIES Repair/Compact Databases  window to select files for this utility without opening them in gINT.

You will need Read-Write permissions for the file(s) to execute the Repair/Compact Databases utility on them.

Error or Warning Message

Error on opening System Properties:

 
DialogControlsActivate.ActivateControl
Load List failed retreiving dialog number 32
Type mismatch

Explanation

This error will occur if a color is missing a color number.

How to Avoid

To fix this, go to Symbol Design -> Colors.  Look for any colors that are missing a color number.  Either delete the row or pick a color number for that color.
 
After saving you may get an error “Minimum allowed is 1”.  Click OK.  gINT will select a row where DXF Color Number is 0.  Enter a DXF color number between 1 and 255.

Error or Warning Message

"Trial expires in x days"

                - or -

"Your 30 day trial of gINT Professional has EXPIRED!" 

Explanation

When gINT installs it defaults to gINT Professional.  If your license is for either Logs or Professional Plus gINT will start a 30-day trial of Professional.  At the end of the 30 day trial you will be locked out of gINT.

How to Avoid

Option 1

To avoid this situation, during the installation, select gINT Logs or gINT Professional Plus, as appropriate.

Option 2

1. If the 30 day trial has not expired, open gINT. 
2. Open the Help menu drop-down list.  You will see a checkmark by gINT Professional. 
3. Select either gINT Logs or gINT Professional Plus, as appropriate. 

Option 3

1. If the 30 day trial expired and you cannot open gINT, browse to the folder where the gINT8.exe is installed.  This is likely to be in C:\Program Files\Bentley\gINT V8i\bin or C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\gINT V8i\bin.  
2. Find the file gINTLicMan.EXE.  If it exists, double-click it. 
3. Select gINT Logs or gINT Professional Plus, as appropriate.  Click Save. Click Close.
4. If gINTLicMan.EXE does not exist, please contact Technical Support. 

See Also

For general licensing troubleshooting: http://communities.bentley.com/products/licensing/w/licensing__wiki/troubleshooting-product-activation-for-xm-and-higher.aspx

The gINT installation program sets the program to start with no special options. This may be all you need. However, there are special startup options that you can specify and other methods of starting the program besides the usual methods.

Generally you never see the command line. You double click on an icon or use the Programs menu in the Windows Start button. Underneath these methods is a command line that specifies the gINT executable file (called gint8.exe) and its location.

For example, "C:\Program Files\Bentley\gINT\bin\gint8.exe".

Command Line Options are parameters you place after the command that invokes the program. You must add at least one space after the command line before you start typing the option or options. You can have as many Command Line Options as desired. Separate each with at least one space.

The command line is executed by Windows but any command line options are executed by gINT.

To use a command option for a single run, use the Windows Run command (Start:Run). Use the Browse button to locate the gINT executable file and return to the Run text box. You will now have the command line. Add a space at the end of the line and then type the option or options you require.

To permanently store the option or options:

1. If you have created a short cut on the desk top, right click on it and select Properties.

2. Otherwise, bring up Explorer and move to the C:\WINDOWS\START MENU\PROGRAMS folder. Open the gINT folder. Right click on the gINT program icon and select Properties.

3. In Properties, click on the Shortcut tab. The command line is in the Target property.

Following are the list of supported options. Note that the options are case insensitive.

Specify a gINT Product to Run

gint8.exe/logs  (launches gINT Logs)

gint8.exe/pro   (launches gINT Professional)

gint8.exe/proplus  (launches gINT Professional Plus)

To specify a gINT product to run, you can use one of these command line options.

Specify Read-Only Library

/LIB=READONLY

This option forces the library file into read only mode, that is, users can access the reports, symbols, etc. in the library but cannot alter them. This is generally used in a networked environment.

Specify Library

/LIB=<Path>\<Name of library file>

For example:

/LIB="G:\GINTFILE\OUR_LIB.GLB"

You can always change the library file using the File:System Properties menu item within the program. This option can be implemented by a system's administrator to ensure that the appropriate library is being used.

Specify User Settings File

/SETUP=<Path to locate SETUP.GSH>

For example:

/SETUP="C:\GINT"

This is used where gINT resides on the network. Each workstation that will run the program needs a copy of the SETUP.GSH file.

Beginning with gINT Version 8.2, if the SETUP.GSH file does not exist in the specified folder, the file will be created there. You will then need to reset the file location defaults using the System Properties command if you do not use the default settings.

For additional information and a good example of how to use this option see this Forum post: http://communities.bentley.com/products/geotechnical1/f/283906/t/92073.aspx

Specify Read-Only Project  

/PROJECT=READONLY

When gINT is used as a reporting engine for in-house databases you usually don't want to use gINT to edit data. If you add /PROJECT=READONLY to the shortcut that launches gINT, the program will not allow interactive changes to the project database but will allow Import or Merge.

Specify Project

<Path\Name of project file>

For example:

"C:\Users\Public\Documents\Bentley\gINT\Projects\gint std a4 astm lab.gpj"

This allows you to point to a specific project file.  This is the only one that doesn't need a command word in front of the path.

Specify Project and Library

/LIB=<Path>\<Name of library file> <Path\Name of project file>

For example:

"C:\Users\Public\Documents\Bentley\gINT\Projects\gint std a4 astm lab.gpj" /LIB="G:\GINTFILE\OUR_LIB.GLB".

Execute a Script Outside of gINT

/SCRIPT=<Path>\<script file name>

For example:

/script=c:\gint\datatmpl\example.gsc

This allows you to execute a script without running gINT first. For more information, go to Help->Index->Command Scripts Overview (how-to guide).

/DEBUG

If the program will not load or you are getting an error message, run it with this option. The file GINTLOG.TXT will be generated and the program will tell you what folder it will be written to on startup (general to the main program folder).

For more information, see http://communities.bentley.com/products/geotechnical1/w/wiki/how-to-turn-on-error-logging-in-gint.aspx

Turn on error logging in gINT.

Background

In order to troubleshoot a problem, Technical Support may ask for an error log.

Steps to Accomplish

Right-click the gINT icon on the Desktop and
open Properties:

The target box will have something like this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\gINT V8i\bin\gint8.exe"

At the end of the Target box, add a space then type:

/debug

 The Target box will now look like this:

     "C:\Program Files (x86)\Bentley\gINT V8i\bin\gint8.exe" /debug

The space before “/debug” is crucial.

Click OK.

Launch gINT from the icon.  You will see a message similar to this:

Make a note of the path shown and click OK.

Do the steps need to create the error/problem.  Close any error messages.  Close gINT. 

Send the requested log to Technical Support.