Difference between revisions of "SIMS.ini"
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+ | ==SIMS file server== | ||
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+ | The SIMS file server is the server that hosts the shared SIMS directory. | ||
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+ | The directory is accessed around the school via a mapped network drive on each workstation. | ||
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+ | The PARS installation files are stored in the SIMS folder in the subfolder /PARS/WSSETUP. | ||
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+ | The location of the SIMS file server is referred to in the [[SIMS.ini]] file on the line: | ||
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+ | SIMSDIRECTORY=[etc] | ||
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[[Category:Troubleshooting]] | [[Category:Troubleshooting]] | ||
[[Category:Technical]] | [[Category:Technical]] | ||
[[Category:Misc]] | [[Category:Misc]] |
Revision as of 11:06, 7 July 2016
This file is found in the Windows directory on SIMS workstations and is used by PARS to locate various folders. To access the file click Start->Run, type "SIMS.ini" (no quotes) and hit Enter.
The lines that are important to PARS are:
[Setup] SIMSDirectory=s:\sims SIMSDotNetDirectory=c:\Program Files\SIMS\SIMS .net SIMSSetupsDirectory=s:\sims\setups
If any of these are incorrect then there is likely to be a problem when loading PARS.
The file can be edited with a text editor such as Notepad.
SIMS file server
The SIMS file server is the server that hosts the shared SIMS directory.
The directory is accessed around the school via a mapped network drive on each workstation.
The PARS installation files are stored in the SIMS folder in the subfolder /PARS/WSSETUP.
The location of the SIMS file server is referred to in the SIMS.ini file on the line:
SIMSDIRECTORY=[etc]