Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
Installation and Configuration

Using the SHOWCFG utility in Windows platforms

The SHOWCFG utility displays product installation and configuration information for each OpenEdge product installed on your system. Table 6–1 describes the different ways to run the SHOWCONFIG utility.

Table 6–1: Running the SHOWCONFIG utility

To run the SHOWCONFIG utility from the. . .	Then. . .
Start menu.	Choose OpenEdge Config.
OpenEdge Program Group.	Double-click the Config icon.
Command line of the Proenv window.	Type the showcfg command.

The SHOWCFG utility opens the Product Configuration Information dialog box to display the product configuration information stored in the OpenEdge configuration file progress.cfg, which is created and modified during product installation.

Figure 6–1 shows a typical display of the OpenEdge Configuration Information dialog box.

Figure 6–1: Product Configuration Information from SHOWCFG utility

Table 6–2 identifies and briefly describes the detailed information that appears for each OpenEdge product you install on your system.

Table 6–2: Display fields associated with the SHOWCFG utility

This display field. . .	Identifies the. . .
Product Name	Name of the installed product.
Installation Date	Date the product was installed.
Expiration Date	Date the license expires.
Serial Number	Number associated with the license agreement.
Control Numbers	Numbers used by the OpenEdge installation software.
Version Number	Software product version.
Machine Class	Tier code associated with the license agreement.
Port Number	Platform on which the software product is installed.

Details about SHOWCFG functions in Windows platforms

SHOWCFG searches for the progress.cfg file in the locations defined as PROCFG and DLC in the progress.ini file. To find the progress.ini file, SHOWCFG searches the following locations, in the order specified:

The current working directory.
The special users directory (set using the Properties option).
The Windows directory.

If the utility finds the progress.cfg file, it displays the contents in the OpenEdge Configuration Information dialog box.

If SHOWCFG cannot find the progress.cfg file, the Open dialog box appears so you can specify the file’s location. You can also use the Open dialog box to specify a different OpenEdge configuration file to display. To display the Open dialog box, choose the More button in the OpenEdge Configuration Information dialog box.

OpenEdge does not accept optional qualifiers that point to a .cfg file other than DLC:PROGRESS.CFG.