pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
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I have "pro/e wildfire 5.0" and I am trying to change the save location of the trail files so I can have them in a safer and more organized location. I have been reading some of the post that give vague directions using "config.pro" and "trail_dir", but I have not been able to successfully change the save location of the files. If there is a step by step procedure I can use or if I can get some help it would be greatly appreciated. I am using pro/e for the first time and I'm getting accustomed to the switch from SolidWorks





RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
Type "trail_dir" in option box
Type 'your path' in value box or click Browse and locate the desired directory
Click the Saveas icon (double 3.5" disk icon)
It's likely already there, but navigate to the folder where your config.pro is located.
Click OK.
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RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
If you open a file by double clicking on it, the trail file will be written to the folder with the file you double clicked on.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
(ex.)=> "c:\comp_name\documents"
I then changed that by typing in the location I wanted to put the files.
(ex.)=> "f:\foleder\trail text folder
this worked for me, if there is a reason I shouldn't do it this way please let me know....thanks all
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
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RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
If the config.pro file is locked, where is it located?
Are you on a corporate system with software installed by your IT guys?
I set my WF/Creo shortcut icons so the Start In location is my own working directory; c:\ptc_user\loosli. In that folder, I put my own config.pro. This way I can add my own things to the file, yet still get the company settings from their file.
Config.pro files are read in a certain order so you can control what is set. If there is a config.sup file, you cannot override those settings.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
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The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn't included in this version of Windows.
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
I usually lock the trail file location in the system config.sup file so users cannot change the location. This also has allowed me to have a batch job that would run at night and delete old trail files across the network.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
RE: pro/e WildFire 5.0 trail.txt files save location
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The Help for this program was created in Windows Help format, which depends on a feature that isn't included in this version of Windows.