Let’s say you badly needed to open a 2016 version of SAFE but you only have the 2014 version and you don’t have any means to acquire the v2016. It’s not going to work when you open it in your v2014 no matter how many times you try.
Don’t fret because there is a hack!
All you have to do is have a copy of either the f2k or the $sf file. Open this in text file.
Then search for the program name and version. In the example above, I changed it to “SAFE 2014” and Version=14.2.0 which is my installed version of SAFE and save it somewhere. Be sure to input your correct version.
Lastly, import the saved f2k or $sf file using your SAFE and that does the trick. Just check all the parameters first before running the program.
Another option is, since you can import the Excel file instead of the text file in SAFE, you can edit the contents of the Excel file instead just like the snapshot below. They are located in the “Program Control” Tab.
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