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Problems implementing master capture.ini

scottm7
scottm7 over 10 years ago

I'm running Allegro Design Entry CIS v16.6-S039 and having problems implementing a master capture.ini file.  I downloaded the CIS admin tool and used SetMasterIniPath.exe.  I've verified that this added a registry key to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Cadence Design Systems\MasterSettingsFile.  Note that this is a different location than in the documentation which specifies HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cadence Design Systems\MasterSettingsFile which I've also manually entered into the registry.

My master capture.ini file currently only has a single entry while I experiment as seen below:

[Part Management]
Configuration File=J:\Configuration_Files\CIP-E V5.0 CIS DB.DBC

I expect this entry to replace the existing entry in my capture.ini file located at C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\SPB_Data\cdssetup\OrCAD_Capture\16.6.0 but it does not.  Can anyone help me debug what is wrong?

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  • B Bruekers
    B Bruekers over 10 years ago

    With the TCL based master ini sourcing you do not need to do anything in the registry. 

    You need to add an enviroment variable to the system, "CDS_SITE"  and the value should point to the (network) directory where the TCL files are located. 

    This document describes how to do it:

    http://www.nordcad.dk/download/Teknik/e-service/138/capture_165_inimanagement_us.pdf

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  • B Bruekers
    B Bruekers over 10 years ago

    With the TCL based master ini sourcing you do not need to do anything in the registry. 

    You need to add an enviroment variable to the system, "CDS_SITE"  and the value should point to the (network) directory where the TCL files are located. 

    This document describes how to do it:

    http://www.nordcad.dk/download/Teknik/e-service/138/capture_165_inimanagement_us.pdf

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