Based on FilePro Version 16.2 - Copyright 2013-2017
Workstation Control.ini and main FilePro Folder on server control.ini
Main Filepro Directory Control.ini on a workstation (workstations only have 1 control ini unless they also are the server)
The above screenshot is the control.ini file located on a workstation that uses FilePro this is the control file that is stored in the main FilePro directory in this case c:\program files\lpms filepro\control.ini
This file is broken up into four sub headings.
[SERVER]
This heading contains two settings
Path: This heading is responsible for telling FilePro where to look for the Server folder and its associated Control.ini file. In the case of the screenshot the path is pointing to the server folder on the mapped FilePro drive.
Dbase: This heading tells FilePro where the database files are stored.
[DEFAULTS]
This heading contains four settings
CompanyID: This is the default database that FilePro tries to connect to when loading an instance. In this case DB4 is picked we have several FilePro databases’s running at a time, DB4 is where we do most of our work so it is the default one. This effects the splash screen you see when you load up FilePro.
LastUser: This setting is set by FilePro, whoever last logged in from this workstation will be saved in that setting, in this case it is DAVE. You can also put in LastUser=NOLASTUSER this will tell Filepro to not store any information on who last logged in, this is useful on terminal servers.
UseLocalDLLS: This has two settings 0 for false 1 for true. If 0 is set FilePro will load the dlls from the main server, if 1 is set Filepro will store copies of the dlls on the local machine, this can speed up loading Filepro on congested servers.
LocalDLLPath: This setting is usually blank, this stores the local dlls in the users appdata, otherwise you can specify a place to store the dlls.
[USER]
This has one setting
1. Path: This tells FilePro where to look for the stored user information on the server, in the screenshot it points to the servers mapped FilePro drive and the user folder within.
[MODULES]
This group tells FilePro where to look for the dll files when they are not stored locally. In this case it points to all the dll files on the Mapped Drive. It should always look like this but replace P:\Library\ with the correct directory.
NOTE: Sometimes after a workstation installation the .dll files will not be listed only the directory will be, in this case Filepro will not load, you just need to fill in the blanks with the correct .dll files as per the screenshot.
