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ErikZabokrtsky12-Amethyst
12-Amethyst
July 1, 2013
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Work Directory

  • July 1, 2013
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Ok I have an issue that just completely defies all logic and reasoning.

I have a startup script that is supposed to set the Working Directory to X:\(user's name)\work and this works with 22 users. However with one of them it will randomly set it to X:\Users\(user's name)\work.

It will do this sometimes after a restart, after Creo crashes, or just when he launches Creo after no issues.

My command to set the work directory is:

set homedrive=x:\

if "%username%" == "erik.zab" set homepath=erik

set workdir=work

As I stated this only happens with one user and just at random times.

Any help with this issue will be greatly appreciated.

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TomD.inPDX17-Peridot
17-Peridot
July 1, 2013

Does Erik's computer have trouble assigning drive X:\ on bootup?

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ErikZabokrtsky12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
July 1, 2013

No. I am Erik, I used my name for an example. The others are all wrote the exact same, in the exact same startup script.

Dale_Rosema
23-Emerald III
Dale_Rosema23-Emerald III
23-Emerald III
July 1, 2013

I think Antonius is asking if all computer have the same map drives. Could it be that the rouge computer drives are mapped with different letters (i.e. "t" instead of "x").

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
July 2, 2013

Erik,

1.]

I think that you do not use correct notation.

If I open Command prompt window and enter set home command, I can see the following lines

HOME=D:\users\mh

HOMEDRIVE=C:

HOMEPATH=\Users\mh

HOMEDRIVE value does not contain backslash at the end

HOMEPATH does contain backslash at the beginning

2.]

I think that in case that your workdir is set to X:\Users\(user's name)\work, the if command returns FALSE.

Martin Hanak

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ErikZabokrtsky12-AmethystAuthor
12-Amethyst
July 2, 2013

I changed my slashes and will comment back here in a few days if the issues pops back up or not. It is very random when it will work correctly and when it won't.

Thanks

Erik

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MartinHanak24-Ruby III
24-Ruby III
July 3, 2013

Erik,

if your problem appears again, please upload your startup script.

Martin Hanak

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