changing tail.txt directory

[albakral]

Hi,

I installed pro/e in a new machine and I have the trail.txt file saved automathically on my desktop directory. I'd like to change it for a different path location. I have tried tool>option> unmarking the "Show list options loaded from file" > adding trail_dir with a new path, but it works only for the current session. When I start back Pro/E a new trail.txt get saved on the desktop.
Any suggestion how to proceed?
Thanks

David

 

[looslib]

Save the config.pro file to your start-in directory or the <ptc_loadpoint>/text folder.
Config.pro is the file that contains the trail_dir coammand.
From the Tools-Options menu, there is a save button at the top.


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[albakral]

Thanks for the quick answer. Get more question.
Where do I find the config.pro file? What is the start-in directory?
I tried the save botton, still doesn't work.

 

[mjcole]

When you save the config.pro file make sure the save as name is config and not current_session which holds temporary settings.

The easiest method to get the trail file in a specific location is to change your Start In directory setting in the shortcut's properties. If you change the start in directory the config.pro in that directory mill be loaded.

Michael

 

[dgallup]

I always modify the startup scripts to add a change dir to the place I write my trail files (Usually $tmp) and to a purge so there is only 2 trail files at most.

How Pro/ENGINEER Reads Configuration Files at Startup
Pro/ENGINEER reads configuration files automatically from several areas. If a particular option is present in more than one configuration file, Pro/ENGINEER applies the most recently loaded/read setting.

At startup, Pro/ENGINEER first reads in a protected system configuration file called config.sup. It then searches for and reads in configuration files (config.pro, config.win, menu_def.pro) from the following directories in the following order:

loadpoint/text (loadpoint is the Pro/ENGINEER installation directory) - Your system administrator may have put configuration files in this location to support company standards for windows configuration settings, formats and libraries. Any user starting Pro/ENGINEER from this loadpoint uses the values in this file.

Login directory - This is the home directory for your login ID. Placing your configuration files here lets you start Pro/ENGINEER from any directory without having a copy of the files in each directory.

Startup directory - This is your current or working directory when you start Pro/ENGINEER.

Note: The local configuration files (config.pro, config.win, and menu_def.pro) in your startup directory are the last to be read; therefore, they override any conflicting configuration file option entries. The config.pro file does not, however, override any config.sup entries.

You can create and store custom configuration files in your current working directory. These custom configuration files usually apply to specific projects.

 

[jebiselucka]

Hi

In config.pro

trail_dir (path to dir) (exemple c:\temp)

regards

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