Progress
Client Deployment
Guide


Preparing the Windows Software Environment

When you install Progress, the installation program prepares the software environment. In the Windows software environment, Progress uses the progress.ini file as well as the Registry to maintain environment variables.

The progress.ini file sets default values for environment variables that define objects, libraries, and options required for building executables in Windows. The link script that PROBUILD creates in Windows uses environment variables defined in the progress.ini file. You can edit the progress.ini file to customize environments at different sites. The progress.ini file is located in the %DLC%\probuild\eucapp directory, by default.

When you install Progress, the installation program automatically updates the registry with the information in the progress.ini file that is shipped to you. Progress Software recommends that you maintain environment variables in both the progress.ini file and the registry. If you modify environment variables in the progress.ini file, you must update the information in the registry.

Although there are several methods for adding and deleting information from the registry directly, Progress Software recommends that you do not use these direct update methods. Instead, maintain the registry information by editing the progress.ini file and using the INI2REG utility to update the registry. This approach synchronizes the information in the progress.ini file and the registry without causing unintended edits to the registry.

Perform the following tasks to prepare the Windows software environment:

For more information about maintaining environment variables in the progress.ini file and the registry, and using the INI2REG utility, see Maintaining User Environments."

For information about Windows environment variables, see the Progress Installation and Configuration Guide Version 9 for Windows.


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