v8i - UCF vs PCF

RE: v8i - UCF vs PCF

Mark Diehl — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:06:36 GMT

I see what you're saying. Yes, that's how it's supposed to work. Are you certain that MS_MACRO was not undefined or redefined in some other file?

Try running Microstation with the Debug switch so you can track the value of MS_MACRO as Microstation loads.

If you don't know how to do that, update the Target in a Microstation shortcut to include " -debugfileopen = #" after the path to ustation.exe, make sure there is a space between the last " and -debug. Once the text file is open search for "MS_MACRO" and look at its value as Microstation loads different configuration files. You could also use Configuration Explorer.

RE: v8i - UCF vs PCF

David Lanham — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:57:38 GMT

But I thought that was the whole point of using the ">", to append it rather than overriding it.

RE: v8i - UCF vs PCF

Mark Diehl — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:53:45 GMT

User-level configuration variable settings take precedence over all other level settings.

Edit: A bit more information from the V8i help file.

Project-level configuration variables are the fifth to be processed (after user-level configuration variables). They are usually set by a site or project manager to facilitate using the application in workgroups. Settings made at this level can be overridden by settings at the user level.
User-level configuration variables are the fourth to be processed. The user configuration file determines which project configuration file is processed. User-level configuration variable settings take precedence over all other level settings.