AB 3.3 Questions

Homer S · 06:25 AM

Got the updates (AB and PDF Canvas) downloaded and installed. They both run. I found the program files (C:\Program Files (x86)\Army Builder) and the user files like rosters (C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Army Builder). I can't seem to find the data directory. I also have 3.2 installed on my system. Is it pulling from the 3.2 data directory? Running Windows 7 BTW.

Update: Nevermind, I found them here (C:\ProgramData\Army Builder\data\AB40k5 Working).

Homer

gilvagor · January 4th, 2011, 01:21 PM

Ya. It took me a while to find it as well. Was a surprise.

Colen · January 4th, 2011, 05:05 PM

Yeah, the new paths are a pain to find - unfortunately that's just how things are under the new rules imposed by Windows Vista / 7.

You can find the folders more easily in future by going to Tools -> Explore Folders within Army Builder - that should directly open the program data or user data folder you're using.

Homer S · 11:17 AM

Is there a way to tell the program to put the files and/or go look for the files somewhere else? I sometimes like to put the data and rosters in other folders. Either via a command line option or registry entry maybe?

UPDATE: You answered it here already. Well, partly. That does it for the user files: rosters, et al. is there another command line option for the data directory?

UPDATE 2: Nevermind, I tried the same technique with the command line argument -dataroot="blah" and it worked.

Thanks,
Homer

Colen · January 6th, 2011, 02:04 PM

Yup, you found it. This is all documented in the "Miscellaneous" section of the manual, FYI.

Homer S · January 7th, 2011, 10:43 AM

That would require me to actually look at the manual

On that note, when AB is launched with command line arguments, it appears they do not get passed to the tools, ABCreator and ABExport, launched via the AB menu.

Homer

gilvagor Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Thunder Bay, ON, Canada Posts: 158 January 4th, 2011, 01:21 PM	Ya. It took me a while to find it as well. Was a surprise.
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Colen Senior Member Lone Wolf Staff Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,690 January 4th, 2011, 05:05 PM	Yeah, the new paths are a pain to find - unfortunately that's just how things are under the new rules imposed by Windows Vista / 7. You can find the folders more easily in future by going to Tools -> Explore Folders within Army Builder - that should directly open the program data or user data folder you're using.
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Homer S Senior Member Volunteer Data File Author Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 134 January 7th, 2011, 10:43 AM	That would require me to actually look at the manual On that note, when AB is launched with command line arguments, it appears they do not get passed to the tools, ABCreator and ABExport, launched via the AB menu. Homer The only "hobby" GW is interested in is lining their pockets with your money.
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