Printing to the Active Windows User Documents Folder

Hi guys,

Is there any way to set the MS_PLTFILES configuration variable to point to the active Windows user Documents folder?

For example in my case it is as follows: 

C:\Users\benzi\Documents

Regards,

Benzi Papo

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  • maybe something like...

    MS_PLTFILES = C:\users\$(username)\Documents\

    ??

    MaryB

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    Answer Verified By: Benzi Papo 

  • As Mary stated, setting it to C:\users\$(username)\Documents\ works like a charm. It does so like  99% of the time. Unless your profile is not stored on C:.

    If you assign it like this:
    MS_PLTFILES = $(homeshare)/My Documents/
    your plot output will go to the My Documents folder, regardless of its location, wether it is on C: or D: or X:. So if the IT guys move the Homeshare directory (which contains Desktop, Downloads, Appdata, My Documents, My Pictures, and so on) to a network location, homeshare will follow thus.

    When working in a virtual environment, this may prove more helpfull then hardcoding to C:\ or D: or...

    Ivo Blaauw
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  • As Mary stated, setting it to C:\users\$(username)\Documents\ works like a charm. It does so like  99% of the time. Unless your profile is not stored on C:.

    If you assign it like this:
    MS_PLTFILES = $(homeshare)/My Documents/
    your plot output will go to the My Documents folder, regardless of its location, wether it is on C: or D: or X:. So if the IT guys move the Homeshare directory (which contains Desktop, Downloads, Appdata, My Documents, My Pictures, and so on) to a network location, homeshare will follow thus.

    When working in a virtual environment, this may prove more helpfull then hardcoding to C:\ or D: or...

    Ivo Blaauw
    = = = = = = = = = = = = =
    Look what the CAD dragged in...

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