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Pausing calculations

Problem

Sometimes when you have a long Bladed calculation running on a laptop it is necessary to move the laptop and disrupt the network connection. If the Bladed calculation involved reading or writing from files accessed through the network, the whole calculation might fail before you have a chance to restore the network connection.

Solution

To pause a calculation:

  • Open the dtbladed or dtsignal console window.
  • Right-click on the window title bar and select Edit -> Mark.
  • Select some text in the console window and the calculation will pause.
  • You can now safely disrupt the network connection.
  • To resume just press Enter.

NOTE: This relies on the calculation command window being available. If the calculation was run from Batch then it is necessary to configure Batch to show console windows before starting the calculation.

Keywords

Pause


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Mapped network drives not working

Bladed versions affected:
4.10 and earlier

Last updated:
19 February 2025

Problem

Due to Bladed 4.10 and earlier needing to run as Admin, sometimes mapped network drives do not appear in the file browser windows in Bladed.

Solution

  • Open Registry Editor by typing in regedit on the Start menu and pressing Enter.
  • Navigate through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System (or in Windows 7, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, Software, Microsoft, Windows, CurrentVersion, Policies and System).
  • Right-click on System and select New and then DWORD Value.
  • Enter EnableLinkedConnections as the name.
  • Right-click on the new EnableLinkedConnections and select Modify (note that there may already be an "EnabledLinkedConnections" in this directory as well).
  • Set the value to 1 and click OK.
  • Restart the computer.

Keywords

Network drive map


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