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Local Update Configuration (.cfg) File

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The local update configuration file, ateupdloc.cfg, may be used at either or both of the workstation (client) and site (server) levels to configure local options for how the updates will be handled. It contains the following items:

[CONFIG]

WebCfgURL=<URL of web update control file>

MonoSetup=<BOOLEAN indicating whether to use monolithic setup package>

WebSetup=<BOOLEAN indicating whether to use incremental/web-base setup>

 

[MENU]

Command=<command to check for updates>

 

For example:

[CONFIG]

WebCfgURL=http://www.microsabio.net/dist/60rel/ate/ateupdweb.cfg

MonoSetup=0

WebSetup=1

 

[MENU]

Command=$ASHELL -e -zi -2 ate ATEUPDATE /C

 

Each of the items above is described in more detail below...

WebCfgURL specifies the URL of the web update control file (described in a separate section above).

MonoSetup indicates whether you want to use the monolithic setup package (defined by the MonoSetupURL item in the web update control file). This is mainly of interest for the Site and Group models (which also use this same configuration file), since the Workstation model currently requires web access, so the Web Setup option is almost always preferable. Boolean options are 0/1, T{RUE}/F{ALSE}, ON/OFF.

WebSetup indicates whether you want to use the incremental or web-based setup package (defined by the WebSetupURL item in the web update control file).

The following sections cover the details related to configuring and using each of the update models.

Command applies to the Workstation model and indicates whether “Check For Updates” option should be enabled on the ATE Help menu, and what command to execute when the option is selected. If not specified, or blank, or the files associated with the command line are missing, then the menu option is disabled, and the rest of the configuration file would only apply to the Site model.