Microsoft KB Archive/115425

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ID: Q115425

2.60 2.60a | 2.60 2.60a

MS-DOS     | WINDOWS The information in this article applies to:
 * Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.6, 2.6a
 * Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.6, 2.6a

SUMMARY
The FoxPro Catalog Manager creates a number of files upon startup. These files are used to restore the FoxPro environment after you exit the Catalog Manager by choosing Command Window from the File menu. After the default settings are restored, these files are deleted automatically.

You can control where these startup files will be located through use of the TMPFILES setting in the CONFIG.FP (FoxPro for MS-DOS) or CONFIG.FPW (FoxPro for Windows) file.

MORE INFORMATION
The Catalog Manager uses SYS(2023) to determine the current TMPFILES location and then creates the following files in this directory. The actual filenames are created using the SYS(3) function, and will vary each time the Catalog Manager is started.

File             Purpose -

99999999.FKY     Macro/function key settings 99999999.DEF     User default settings 99999999.MEM     Saved memory variables 99999999.VUE     Environment 99999999.WIN     User windows If the CONFIG.FP file for FoxPro for MS-DOS does not exist, or does not contain a TMPFILES setting, these files will be created in the FoxPro root directory. If the CONFIG.FPW file does not exist for FoxPro for Windows, or does not contain a TMPFILES setting, these files will be created in the location specified by the SET TEMP environment variable in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Multiuser Considerations
In a network environment, the temporary files must be sent to either a local drive or an individual network directory. This location can be set with the TMPFILES setting in the CONFIG.FP or CONFIG.FPW file for the workstation.

Note also that the .FPC file is not multiuser and cannot be shared.