Error with ORCAD 16.5 

Reboot the system (or close all cadence process from process tree), launch capture, try following command from command window (View>ToolBar>Command Window)

DboTclHelper_ReRegisterOrCADPlugins

This should configure your machine properly. 

I am having the same problem since my 16.5 install over the weekend (Vista Home Premium).

I followed the advice given by alokt above and also given back on 8/25/2011 here:

http://www.cadence.com/community/forums/T/20143.aspx

The advice given does not solve the problem (for me):

1)  When entering DboTclHelper_ReRegisterOrCADPlugins at the command line prompt in Capture I also got the following

invalid command name "DboTclHelper_ReRegisterOrCADPlugins"

2) When following the second set of instructions given (as I am running the LITE demo) there was no resulting change:

Open a dos command window in administrator mode

use following command from there

<INSTALLDIR>\tools\bin\PSpiceexplorersrvr.exe / regserver

<INSTALLDIR>\tools\PSpice\simsrvr.exe / regserver

Where <INSTALLDIR> is install location for your system. Replace this by actual value.

I am eager to follow this thread and work to resolve this issue !

I am glad to hear that you are having luck with 16.2 to get through your homework.  I am busy evaluating this suite of tools as an engineering lab resource and will need to elevate this issue to my local sales team.  For now, continuing with trying to solve the problem on my own, I have more details to document:

1) Per the instructions given here:

http://www.cadence.com/Community/forums/p/13142/21800.aspx#21800

I created a batch file with the following commands:

C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\bin\PSpiceExplorerSrvr.exe /unregserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\SimSrvr.exe /unregserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\pspice.exe /unregserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\simmgr.exe /unregserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\MrkSrvr.exe /unregserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\bin\PSpiceExplorerSrvr.exe /regserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\SimSrvr.exe /regserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\pspice.exe /regserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\simmgr.exe /regserver
C:\OrCAD\OrCAD_16.5_Lite\tools\pspice\MrkSrvr.exe /regserver

Executing these commands before starting PSpice and Capture has no effect on the problem (for me).

2) The following error information appears in the Command Window of Capture at startup (I have selected the option to have

Command Window already open on startup):

Capture>

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capAppLaunchMenu.tcl

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capAutoLoadNetGroup.tcl

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capCheckPackageOnPartWindowClose.tcl

Error loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capCheckPackageOnPartWindowClose.tcl: invalid command name

"DboTclHelper_sReleaseAllCreatedPtrs"
    while executing
"DboTclHelper_sReleaseAllCreatedPtrs"
    (in namespace eval "::capCheckPackageOnPartWindowClose" script line 83)
    invoked from within
"namespace eval ::capCheckPackageOnPartWindowClose {
 
 set duplicatePinNumber ""
 set founddup 0
 
 catch {
  RegisterAction "_cdnCheckPackageOnPartWi..."
    (file "C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capCheckPackageOnPartWindowClose.tcl" line 12)
    invoked from within
"source $lFile"

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capCustomizeNetONLInit.tcl

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capCustomizePageInit.tcl

Loading C:/OrCAD/OrCAD_16.5_Lite/tools/capture/tclscripts/capAutoLoad/capWebPageActions.tcl

Capture>

This may provide a clue to what is causing this problem ...

On Vista system you need to have minimum of Vista SP1 installed for OrCAD 16.5. Update your machine with latest service pack from Microsoft for VISTA.

DboTclHelper_ReRegisterOrCADPlugins command is only applicable for licensed version of product. This is not yet supported in lite Version.

....."If I use the code given by alokt, I just get a blank line. Then it changes nothing".... Command

"DboTclHelper_ReRegisterOrCADPlugins" will not generate output. Getting a blank line indicates that command executed properly.

James I assume you are running an licensed version of product, can you please confirm this and share details about operating system you are using here.

Above command should have fixed the plugin registration for you.

At what stage you get above error: At the time of opening of a project or at later stage?

if at later stage what steps you did just prior to getting this error?

Also, have you tried opening sample designs supplied with PSpice installation (.../tools/PSpice/Capture_sample/...)? Are you able to open up these without error?

Also I would recommend you to open an SR, so that this issues can be properly investigated by cadence support team.

I brought my netbook running Windows 7 Starter on the plane for my trip to the west coast.  I was able to load 16.5 without any problem and work through all of the tutorials before landing.  I will assume that my Windows Vista notebook issue is related to not running with SP1.  Thanks alokt for your technical assistance.  I will work with my local sales rep to iron out platform issues for our lab.