I already encountered this problem before but I already forget how did I solved it. Are you using at least Flexman 4.1? This is the requirement in PDMS 12. You tried already running this project on the local computer?
I hope the error is now resolved. I have seen this error before but my guess this was due to different language settings on the computer. The same kind of error happened also with Model editor.
2.4.1 PC hardware configuration
A minimum of 1 GB of memory is recommended for this release. PDMS 12.0 will operate with less, but system performance will be compromised. A screen resolution of at least 1200x1024 is recommended, though most users now use either two such screens or a wide-screen display.
2.4.2 Microsoft Windows
Desktop
PDMS 12.0 is supported for use on Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack (SP) 2, with appropriate patches.
PDMS 12.0 requires Microsoft’s .NET Framework 2, which is supplied on the CD-ROM and installed if required. This is used for the PDMS graphical user interface. It should be noted that it is possible to install multiple versions of .NET in order to support other applications – such as PDMS 11.6, which requires .NET 1.1.
These were the operating enviroments for PDMS 12.0
Is PDMS 12 project installed on the local machine on or a server?