Gary --
Thanks for pointing me to the Pq.ini file -- I tried your suggestion, but sadly it didn't fix the problem. However, I was able to solve it -- see below.
Digging in, I noticed the error message "There is no product license available on your machine. The PartQuest files will not be decrypted."
is being generated by pqd.bat located at:
C:\Users\goodwin.c\Dropbox\Apps\PartQuest\PADS_Netlist\pqd.bat
pqd.bat calls PartQuestDecrypter.exe located at:
C:\Users\goodwin.c\Dropbox\Apps\PartQuest\bin\PartQuestDecrypter.exe
and the error message is shown in response to getting an error from PartQuestDecrypter.exe -- i.e. the warning is shown when %ERRORLEVEL% = -1
I'm not sure what is causing the PartQuestDecrypter.exe to fail and exit with a status of -1, but since pqd.bat ALSO has provision to call a fallback instance of PartQuestDecrypter.exe located in:
"%MGC_PQTOOLS_HOME%\SDD_HOME\common\win32\bin\PartQuestDecrypter.exe"
I figured I'd just move
C:\Users\goodwin.c\Dropbox\Apps\PartQuest\bin\PartQuestDecrypter.exe
into another folder so pqd.bat wouldn't find it (and would be forced to use its backup version of PartQuestDecrypter.exe).
Voila! It started working. I have confirmed that Tools -> Import PartQuest Parts runs properly both when triggered from within xDX Designer as well as from within PADS Layout.
So if anyone else is having this problem, try renaming or moving your version of:
C:\Users\goodwin.c\Dropbox\Apps\PartQuest\bin\PartQuestDecrypter.exe
to force pqd.bat to use its fallback instance of PartQuestDecrypter.exe
Best regards,
Charles -Casey- Goodwin