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Nov 28, 2011 5:38 PM UTC
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Can you make Proe not create a trail file?

Proe Users,

Can you make Proe not create a trail file?


Ryan Crisp | Senior Mechanical Engineer

Priority Designs
501 Morrison Rd.
Columbus, OH 43230
(614) 337-9979
www.prioritydesigns.com

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    mlocascio1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Nov 28, 2011 6:29 PM UTC
    That's an interesting question. I suppose that there is a reason for this
    question.



    Michael P. Locascio


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    dgschaefer21-Topaz II
    21-Topaz II
    Nov 28, 2011 8:52 PM UTC
    I don't think so. Why do you want to?



    Doug Schaefer
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    gkbeer1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Dec 3, 2011 7:37 PM UTC
    Set the trail file directory to one that does not exist.

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    nkaminakis1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Dec 4, 2011 8:42 PM UTC
    Is there any /dev/null to windows??? 🙂 🙂 🙂
    does any UNIX user set the trail file directory to /dev/null ??

    (just kidding 🙂 🙂 )


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    BenLoosli23-Emerald III
    23-Emerald III
    Dec 5, 2011 3:08 PM UTC
    Doesn't work. The trail file is still written to either the start-in folder or the folder above the non-existent one.

    Thank you,

    Ben H. Loosli
    USEC, INC.
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    DonSenchuk12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    Dec 5, 2011 4:21 PM UTC

    I don't think so.


    A quick work-around...


    1. Create a folder that the trail files will be directed into.


    2. Create a batch file to delete all files from that folder.


    @del /S /Q /F "C:\<folder path=">\*.*"


    3. Create a scheduled task to run the batch file daily.


    This will permanently delete anything placed in that folder at the scheduled time.



    In Reply to Ryan Crisp:


    Proe Users,

    Can you make Proe not create a trail file?


    Ryan Crisp | Senior Mechanical Engineer

    Priority Designs
    501 Morrison Rd.
    Columbus, OH 43230
    (614) 337-9979
    www.prioritydesigns.comhttp://www.prioritydesigns.com

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    ptc-1096991-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Dec 5, 2011 5:50 PM UTC
    We are using Intralink 3.4 so it may be different for you, but I just
    modified the Intralink startup batch to delete the trail files and copy
    configs etc. That way it deletes the existing trail files before Pro/E
    starts.



    Nathan Zimmerman

    Product Development Coordinator

    PTC Systems Administrator

    Engineering



    1000 Buffalo Road

    Lewisburg, PA 17837 USA
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    gkbeer1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Dec 6, 2011 7:26 AM UTC
    /dev/nul is a UNIX thing.

    In windows its just NUL.

    TRY: Trail_file_dir NUL
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    dgallup1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    Dec 6, 2011 3:58 PM UTC

    In a config.pro file set your trail directory to some local directory, I use:


    trail_dir $temp


    Then in the bat file that starts Pro/E I add these two lines to the bottom of the file:


    cd /d %TEMP%


    G:\Apps\PTC\proeWildfire4M170\i486_nt\obj\purge.exe


    This leaves two trail files, the one you are currently writing and the previous one.


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