Configuration File Editing

The configuration files can be modified using the text editing software of your choice (e.g. Notepad, WordPad, etc.). Modifications to configuration files will not take affect until the application is stopped and reloaded. In the case of Setup.ini, which contains system-wide variables, any changes will not take place until VTS is restarted.

In addition to manually editing the Config.ini configuration file, VTS provides tools that enable you to configure your application in such a way that you can change Config.ini variables using edit fields drawn on your system pages. Making use of this feature prevents you from having to open a text editor every time you wish to make a change.

The tool that enables you to make changes to the values of the variables in the Config.ini file is the Edit.ini Var Field Tool of the Standard Library. The use of this tool is described in detail in "VTS Developer's Guide: Edit.ini Var Field Standard Library Tool".

Now that you are familiar with the rules and process involved in modifying the configuration files, we will look at each file in detail.

Topics in this section:

Introduction to Config.ini