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by jean_cadoret

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We have an application (let's call il APPL for the exmanple) that normally installs in C:\APPL, and that uses C:\APPL\dir1 to put temp docs while working.
We managed to install it on another drive, but it still accesses C:\APPL\dir1.

How could we have it to put temp files elsewhere ?
There is no INI file or any other type of file to modify the setup.

For more details, we're installing it on a Citrix server where Y: is the server's local drive, and C: is setup to be the user's station local drive. We installed the appl on Y: but it accesses C: for temp files. We would like to keep Y: as the server's drive and C: as the user's local drive, as this setup is used in-house for other purposes.

Having users accessing the application on that server from home via internet, we would like the application to store temp files on the server rather than the user's station, to restrict transmissions.

Thanks

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by joseph moore

Open up Regedit and look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\the_software_vendor_who_made_the_application
Take a look around there in any subfolders to see if there is some Temp file variable. If so, you could try changing it to see if it works for you.

Yet, to be safe, back up the Registry before you make the change, in case changing it breaks something.

by jean_cadoret

You were right. All the information was kept in
..LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\\\FileLocation.

So it did the trick. Thanks.

I still have one problem related to that, though. I'll post it in another question (redirect access to another directory - part 2).

Basically, i want to have different users access different directories, otherwise the user sees the other user's documents and the application thinks that he has unfinished work to recover.

Thanks again.

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