{"id":968,"date":"2024-10-25T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T13:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/?p=968"},"modified":"2024-10-28T17:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T15:08:25","slug":"issue-with-database-connection-when-using-borrowed-license-i-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/25\/issue-with-database-connection-when-using-borrowed-license-i-autocad\/","title":{"rendered":"Issue with database connection when using borrowed license i Autocad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Solution for Issue: Elmaster Design Not Establishing Database Connection&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When AutoCAD runs with a borrowed license, a popup can disrupt initialization, affecting the Ides CAD-driver COM-server and causing the application to switch to standalone mode.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problem\u00a0definition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The popup that appears when the AutoCAD license is borrowed prevents proper initialization, causing the COM-server not to load in a timely manner, and the driver fails to connect to the database.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Solution&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the MCSTARTUP command manually:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Once all components have loaded, open the command prompt in AutoCAD.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Execute MCSTARTUP to initiate the connection.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Preventive Measures&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manage AutoCAD licenses. Avoid borrowing licenses if possible.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To resolve the issue, manually run MCSTARTUP after AutoCAD\/MasterDesign has fully loaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the license configuration and avoid borrowing licenses to prevent the problem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References and Resources&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Autodesk manual on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/support\/download-install\/admins\/network-deploy\/borrow-a-license\">borrowing network licenses<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ides manual on <a href=\"https:\/\/documentation.idesglobal.com\/enterprise\/22.0\/sv\/database_connection.html\">database connection<\/a> in Elmaster Design.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solution for Issue: Elmaster Design Not Establishing Database Connection&nbsp; Introduction&nbsp; When AutoCAD runs with a borrowed license, a popup can disrupt initialization, affecting the Ides CAD-driver COM-server and causing the application to switch to standalone mode.&nbsp; Problem\u00a0definition The popup that appears when the AutoCAD license is borrowed prevents proper initialization, causing the COM-server not to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[27,39,119],"class_list":["post-968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-support","tag-autocad","tag-design","tag-license"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/968\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.idesglobal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}