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How Programs Find the CopiaFacts Application Data folder |
  
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How Programs Find the CopiaFacts Application Data folder |
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There needs to be a means for everyone who needs the CopiaFacts folders to find them. The directories are normally specified either in the CopiaFacts configuration file or in user profile files. There is sometimes only one configuration file and one default user profile, but many CopiaFacts systems have multiple user profile files for different applications.
The first set of information is obtained from the COPIACONNECT.INI file in the Windows "All Users" application data area, in the COPIA subfolder. This tells the program the location of the CopiaFacts Application Data folder. The UNC path to reach this folder is verified against the expected UNC path held in FFCFG.INI in that folder. This ensures that all machines use the same UNC path to access this folder.
For older (pre-7.2xx) versions of Copia Programs, and for sites retaining the use of a common mapped drive letter (with environment variable CFCONNECT set to Disable), the information is obtained instead from the COPIAFACTS.INI file in the Windows "All Users" application data area, COPIA subfolder. This file tells the program where to find the CopiaFacts server directory, normally in Q:\FAXFACTS. There is a common section [CopiaFactsServer] in this file which contains in a key named 'Directory' the name of the CopiaFacts server directory.
The CopiaFacts Application data folder name (typically \\servername\COPIA\FAXFACTS) is available as @FFBASE in all command files except FAXFACTS.CFG.
In this FaxFacts folder there resides the file FFCFG.INI containing the name of the master CopiaFacts configuration file (normally FAXFACTS.CFG). The configuration file is read to determine the locations of all the main CopiaFacts elements:
| $request_dir | The folder containing TOSEND, SENT, FAIL and other queue directories. Default: CALLBACK. System variable: @FFREQ. |
| $post_office | The folder containing mailbox files (.MBX). Default: MAIL. System variable: @FFPO. |
| $log_def | The folder containing yyyymmdd.DBF log files and OMA files. Default: LOG. System variable: @FFLOG. |
| $user_profiles | The folder containing user profiles (.USR). Default: the base CopiaFacts folder. System variable: @FFUSER. |
| $user_jobs | The folder containing Job Admin files (.UJP and others). Default: USERJOBS. System variable: @FFJOBS. |
Note that in all the above commands (as with most FAXFACTS.CFG commands) variables (such as @FFBASE) are NOT expanded and should not be used. The FAXFACTS.CFG file defines these folders, and the above variables are used to access them from other command files.
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