NX How to fix error [Failed to connect to Excel events] occurs while Edit Using Spreadsheet in Drafting Application.

How to fix error [Failed to connect to Excel events] occurs while using  [Edit Using spreadsheet] option in Drafting Application.

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Solution

Solution 1.
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1.Close NX.

2. Go To .... NX..\INSTALL folder.

3. Run the "unregister_splm_files.bat" and "register_splm_files .bat" file as administrator or by command prompt as an administrator.

4.Restart NX.

It is working fine when we run "unregister_splm_files.bat" and "register_splm_files.bat".


 If still facing issue after running bat files. refer solution 2.


Solution 2.
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We need to delete the below-mentioned registries from "Registry Editor" to work without error.

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Delete:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT:
-REG DELETE HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D99CD578-9510-4014-9161-F01778698159} /f
-REG DELETE HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{D99CD578-9510-4014-9161-F01778698159} /f
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for 32-bit Excel:
-REG DELETE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{D99CD578-9510-4014-9161-F01778698159} /f
-REG DELETE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{D99CD578-9510-4014-9161-F01778698159} /f
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE for 64-bit Excel:
-REG DELETE HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{D99CD578-9510-4014-9161-F01778698159} /f
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Notes and References

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Hardware/Software Configuration

Platform: INTL64
OS: windows
OS Version: xp64
Product: NX
Application: DRAFTING
Version: V1953
Function: TABLES

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