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 theprogress.ini
file. You can edit theprogress.ini
file to customize environments at different sites. Theprogress.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 theprogress.ini
file and the registry. If you modify environment variables in theprogress.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 theprogress.ini
file and the registry without causing unintended edits to the registry.Perform the following tasks to prepare the Windows software environment:
- Verify settings for PROPATH and other environment variables in both the
progress.ini
file and the registry. For example, PROPATH must include theeuc.pl
procedure library in the%DLC%\probuild\eucapp
directory. If PROPATH does not contain both theeucapp
directory and theeuc.pl
procedure library, PROBUILD will not run.- Verify that the Microsoft Visual C++ compiler is installed on the system.
- Verify that the PATH environment variable contains the path to the C++ compiler and the linker command (
link.exe
).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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