Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Sui Huang — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 22:10:57 GMT

Hi Carl,

I tried again with the typo fixed, but still doesn't work. It also only opened the default local path when I tried other variable names for paths.

It worked as expected when I tried "%explorer C:\"

I think this issue wouldn't brother me, because I can always look at the path value from the configuration window.

Thank you!

Sui

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Carl Myhill — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 10:58:49 GMT

Perhaps a typo was made when you entered the Key-In you mention "%explorer $(USTN_SITE)", which is missing the '_' underscore in front of the variable _USTN_SITE

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Sui Huang — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 01:32:58 GMT

Hi Tim,

Thank you, I tried and this way should work. The debug output gives all the details.

Sui

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Sui Huang — Sat, 06 Aug 2022 01:24:02 GMT

Hi Carl, thank you! I after reading the Wiki you sent I understand how it works now.

Just want to confirm another minor thing: I entered "%explorer $(USTN_SITE)" in the key-in. The Windows explorer opens with the default windows local location, but not where _USTN_SITE points to. Does it mean the system variables cannot be resolved in the key-in utility, and the path needs to be entered explicitly?

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Bob Rayner — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:17:25 GMT

Carl is the man. Read that wiki he linked. Critical to understand the order these files are processed in.

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Tim Hickman — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:27:14 GMT

running a "debug" on your configured MicroStation will show you what configuration files and variables are set at the SITE level.

https://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/w/microstation__wiki/11081/how-to-quickly-generate-a-debug-file

RE: Microstation V8i SS10: how to find the site configuration file?

Carl Myhill — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 10:37:29 GMT

If you open a file in MicroStation and use the key-in $ %explorer $(_USTN_SITE), Windows explorer will open in the location pointed to by the variable. In this folder you will see the configuration file(s). For a default install you will see the config file Standards.cfg.

MicroStation will read all config files in this location see also this Wiki