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4/20/2010 8:17:26 PM
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cbroich
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I apologize if this information is somewhere in the forum already, but I've searched and I don't THINK I have found the answer. I am quite new to FlexProfile, so be kind.
I have an application that I would like to use FlexProfile for. This application installs directly to the c drive (c:\fp directory) and, within that directory, when a user logs in, it creates a folder that contains all the user's settings - which are many.
I am trying to figure out how to get this settings folder to redirect to the user's profile using FlexProfile, and I'm just not understanding how to do that. Can I just set up the ini file for this application and include the c:\fp\userprofile folder? From what I'm seeing on the documentation, I'm restricted to files within the user profile, not oddball folders located on the C drive. What am I missing?
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4/20/2010 10:10:33 PM
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Arnout Grootveld — Immidio
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You haven't missed anything: Immidio Flex Profiles currently can only use folders that are part of the user profile.
Would it be an option to use NTFS junctions (see here and here, for instance) so the data for the user-specific folder actually resides somewhere in the profile?
If a future version of Immidio Flex Profiles would add the functionality to export folders that are not part of the user profile, what would be your thoughts regarding making this user-specific? Could we maybe use environment variables, i.e. something like C:\FP\%USERNAME%?
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Arnout.
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4/21/2010 1:12:46 PM
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cbroich
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I am not familiar with NTFS junctions, but this idea seems like a viable option; I just have to think about it for a bit.
Yes, I was thinking I'd use %USERNAME% somehow, but I hadn't figured that part out yet since I couldn't determine how to "trick" the application in to looking in a different location.
It is unfortunate that this product is not following any typical software development standards - it makes things very difficult!
I'll see what I can do with NTFS junctions and report back.
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