Kbase P134196: How to set PROPATH when the application install directory is not known in advance?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/16/2008 |
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Status: Unverified
GOAL:
How to set PROPATH when the application install directory is not known in advance?
GOAL:
What is a relative PROPATH?
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 9.x
OpenEdge 10.x
All Supported Operating Systems
The use of "relative" PROPATH settings is recommended.
A "relative" path is a path which is not prefixed by a drive letter and root directory indicator "\" on Windows, or "/" on Unix.
Examples of absolute PROPATH:
(windows) PROPATH=c:\program files\webclient\yourname\yourapp\src\code\etc
(unix) PROPATH=/usr/dlc/myapp/src/code/etc
Examples of PROPATH relative to the application root:
(windows) PROPATH=src\code\etc
(unix) PROPATH=src/code/etc
A relative PROPATH is always "transformed" internally to an absolute PROPATH by prefixing it with the process current working directory.
By setting the current working directory to the installation directory the desired functionality can be achieved.