Thanks for suggestions folks.
Opening a colour file using the "long" method of clicking the colour palette then load shows a windows dialog box with the colours in ascending alphabetical order, and changing the order of files in windows explorer does not affect the "random" order we are seeing them in.
- I have tried recreating the "random" order by sorting the files by many different fields, but nothing matches the order we are seeing.
- I have viewed the colour files with a text editor, thought it might be the version of CADstar in which they were created, or even the timestamp, but once again cannot match the order with anything I can find.
Regarding the operating system, we have several stations (on XP, Vista and 7) all seeing the issue, and the "server" is actually a NAS (my apologies).
We have two partial solutions:
- The Tech Director's machine is always on, so use a shared file on his PC (though individual machines are not backed up).
- Place the files on our actual server, though the IT guy won't appreciate this as no "files" should be on here, only service applications.
It just seems weird that design
viewer working properly suggests the issue is with
editor, yet moving the files solving the problem suggests the issue is with their current location, Perplexing...
Mattylad: Can I ask how you currently deal with a batch process? (do you have separate "gerber" colours in a different folder?) I have a method that may be of use to you if so?