Chapter 1 File Locations and Installation Settings
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Current working directory When a program is started, it has a
current working directory (the directory from which it is started). This
directory is searched for required files.
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Location registry entry On installation onto Windows 95/98, and NT,
Adaptive Server Anywhere adds a LOCATION registry entry. The
indicated directory is searched, followed by:
♦ A child named
scripts
♦ A child with the operating system name (
win32
,
win
, and so on)
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System specific directories This includes directories where common
operating system files are held, such as the
Windows
directory and the
Windows\system
directory on Windows and Windows NT operating
systems.
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CLASSPATH directories For Java files, directories listed in the
CLASSPATH environment variable are searched to locate files.
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PATH directories Directories in the system path and the user’s path
are searched to locate files.