Location and Library Configuration Settings
The locations section defines the names and locations of temporary files, help files, standard directories and any other directory you wish to specify. There are a few standard entries where a naming convention has to be followed but for the most part all other entries will relate to your specific application. In our examples we have illustrated these user defined setting using some variables form the training application.
If the entry UserHelp is defined then if the function key F1 is pressed during polling, the help file defined in this entry is used. If it is undefined, then the standard Eagle.hlp is used.
File Entries
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STD |
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Values |
a directory path |
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Description |
Standard startup directory. This is also the directory that should contain the LOGIN command file which if set will execute at startup. |
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Default |
-eaglesite/startup |
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Example |
STD=-eaglesite/startup |
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EAGLEHELP |
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Values |
a directory path and valid help file |
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Description |
Location and name of the standard Eagle Help file. This is the file called by the HELP command or by pressing F1. |
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Default |
-eaglepath/eagle.chm |
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Example |
EAGLEHELP=-eaglepath/eagle.chm |
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USERHELP |
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Values |
a directory path and valid help file | unset |
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Description |
Location and name of user defined help file. USERHELP=<path><filename> which If set then the F1 Help key uses this file as the application help file. |
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Default |
unset |
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Example |
USERHELP=c:\Program Files\Macrovision\appl\appl.chm |
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F1_GENTLE |
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Values |
yes | unset |
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Description |
Trigger to allow silent calling of context help when using OpenGL and USERHELP and EAGLEHELP are NOT set. This means that when OpenGL is ON pressing Function key 1 (F1 should not display an error message if both the USER and EAGLE help files environment settings are not found. This change in functionality is requested to allow the calling of context based help topics when using OpenGL windows. |
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Default |
unset |
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Example |
F1_GENTLE=yes |
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DEFAULTLIBRARY |
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Values |
a directory path |
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Description |
Location of the special default library directory. |
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Default |
-eaglesite/startup |
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Example |
DEFAULTLIBRARY=-eaglesite/startup |
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LIB<n> |
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Values |
a directory path |
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Description |
Location of the special default library directories LIB1, LIB2,LIB3, LIB4 also set using the SET command LB option |
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Default |
unset |
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Example |
LIB1=c:\users\caduser11 |
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PYEAGLE_LIB |
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Values |
a directory path |
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Description |
Location user defined location for EaglePython files |
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Default |
user area |
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Example |
PYEAGLE_LIB=C:\users\eaglepython |
User Defined Locations
The following are example of user defined directory location, such as temporary directory, the training application and associated Tree menu locations. This are included for illustrative purposes and not required by standard.
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\David\LOCALS~1\Temp\
APPL=C:\Program Files\MacroVision\Eagle14\Training\Appl
TRAINING=C:\Program Files\MacroVision\Eagle14\Training
TREE_MENU=C:\Program Files\MacroVision\Eagle14\Training
CMENU=C:\Program Files\MacroVision\Eagle14\Training