Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Reporting:
Query/Results Administration and Development

Relative pathnames and Propath

Relative pathnames and the PROPATH variable provide some flexibility in the implementation of an application directory in the user environment. The PROPATH is a list of directory pathnames that Progress uses to locate directories and files at run time. For example, Results uses the PROPATH to locate a QC7 and QD7 files. If you use relative pathnames and your application files are not located in the current working directory or a OpenEdge product directory, you must include the directory where the files are located in the PROPATH. For Windows environments, the PROPATH environment variable is specified in the [Startup] section of the environment (.ini) file.

For more information about the PROPATH environment variable file, see OpenEdge Data Management: Database Administration and OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration .

Note: If you create a directory structure in the user environment that is different from the one used to develop the application, you must edit the QC7 file, the feature file (basef.p), and the UI file (basemt.p) of the application. These files contain pathnames that must be changed to reflect the new application directory structure in the user environment. You must edit these files before starting Results in the user environment. See Appendix C, "Results Files," for more information about QC7 files, feature files, and user interface (UI) files.