

Since the early nineties, Rockwell had used a Watcom database product in its HMI’s and SCADA packages. Note: You may also be interested in our new article, “Easy Way To Migrate FactoryTalk View APA's to Windows 7 64” Why can't I open my FactoryTalk View APA files on Windows 7 64 bit? So you just got a new laptop with Windows 7 64 pre-installed? Welcome to the wonderful world of 64 bit computing!īy the way, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can’t open any of your old FactoryTalk View APA files in your new 64 bit OS. Well, not without exporting the project database on 32 bit OS first.

APA Application Archive files directly on a 64bit Operating Systems without the need to export and import the tag database. Update 04/12/18: Rockwell recently released version 10 of FactoryTalk View which among other things is said to have the ability to restore old 32bit, pre-6.1.
