CONFIG.SYS - SET Statements (Additional software)
Used by additional software products
Additional IBM Products
Anti Virus
IBMAV
Is used by the IBM/Symantec Antivirus program.
SET IBMAV=Path
ICAT
Set Statements used by the ICAT debugger.
CAT_Communication_Type
Is used by the ICAT debugger.
SET Cat_Communication_Type=value
CAT_Host_Bin_Path
Is used by the ICAT debugger. Defines the path to the debug binaries.
SET Cat_Host_Bin_Path=path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. If you have several path they must be delimited by a semicolon.
CAT_Host_Source_Path
Is used by the ICAT debugger. Tells the debugger where to find the sources.
SET Cat_Host_Source_Path=path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. If you have several path they must be delimited by a semicolon.
CAT_JAVA_ONLY
Is used by the ICAT debugger. Controls if you want to be able to debug native method dll code or not.
SET Cat_Java_Only=value
- Parameters
- Value can be ON or OFF.
- If set to OFF or the variable is not set up you can debug native method dll code.
CAT_JVM_ARGS
Is used by the ICAT debugger.
SET CAT_JVM_ARGS=parameters
- Parameters
- Parameters can be any valid option for the JVM.
CAT_Machine
Is used by the ICAT debugger. This variable sets the ip address of the daemon's machine, and it sets the port number to communicate with the daemon.
SET Cat_Machine=value
- Parameters
- Value must be an ip address and a port number.
CAT_MODULE_LIST
Is used by the ICAT debugger.
SET Cat_Module_List=value
- Parameters
- Value can be any class file. If you have several files they must be delimited by a space.
CAT_Package_Path
Is used by the ICAT debugger.
SET Cat_Package_Path=
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. If you have several path they must be =delimited by a semicolon.
CAT_PATH_RECURSE
Is used by the ICAT debugger. With this variable set the debugger will search recursive into the subdirectories.
SET Cat_Path_Recurse=value
- Parameters
- Value must be any non-null value to turn it on.
PSF/2
AINCODEPATH
Setting by IBM Print Services Facility for OS/2.
SET AINCODEPATH=
AINLANGUAGE
Setting by IBM Print Services Facility for OS/2.
SET AINLANGUAGE=ENU
AINUPTIMER
Setting by IBM Print Services Facility for OS/2.
SET AINUPTIMER=1
AINWORKPATH
Setting by IBM Print Services Facility for OS/2.
SET AINWORKPATH
IBM Software Installer
EpfInstDir
This points to the directory in which the IBM installer stores information about the installed programs.
SET Epfinstdir=E:\OS2\Config
IBM VisualAge C++
The following Set Statements are used in IBM Visualage for C++.
CodeLPath
Is used by the IBM VisualAge for C++.
SET CodeLPath=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path. If you have several path they must be delimited by a semicolon.
CppHelp_Ini
SET CppHelp_Ini=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
CppLocal
SET CppLocal=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
CppMain
SET CppMain=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
CppWork
SET CppWork=path
Html_DbcsNetq
This is used by the NetQuestion Help system in IBM VisualAge for C++ 4.0 and IBM VisualAge for Java.
SET Html_DbcsNetq=Value
Parameters:
Value can be ON or OFF.
Imn...
Set Statements used by NetQuestion, Help system in IBM VisualAge for C++ 4.0 and IBM VisualAge for Java.
ImnCcCfgFile
SET ImnCcCfgFile=Netq.cfg
ImnCsCfgFile
SET ImnCsCfgFile=Netq.cfg
ImnDataCl
SET ImnDataCl=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
ImnDataSrv
SET ImnDataSrv=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
ImnNlpsCl
SET ImnNlpsCl=path
Parameters: Path can be any full path.
ImnNlpsSrv
SET ImnNlpsSrv=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
ImnWorkCl
SET ImnWorkCl=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
ImnWorkSrv
SET ImnWorkSrv=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
Imq...
Set statements used by the NetQuestion, Help system in IBM Visualage for C++ 4.0 and IBM VisualAge for Java.
ImqConfigCl
SET ImqConfigCl=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
ImqConfigSrv
SET ImnConfigSrv=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
IBM WorkFrame
Set statements used by the IBM VisualAge for C++ and other products.
Iwf.Default_Prj
SET Iwf.Default_Prj=Cppdftprj
Iwf.Solution_Language_Support
SET Iwf.Solution_Language_Support=Cppibs30;ENG
IwfHelp
SET IwfHelp=Iwfhdi.inf
IwfOpt
SET IwfOpt=
Lite_Locales
This is used by the NetQuestion Help system in IBM VisualAge for C++ 4.0 and IBM VisualAge for Java.
SET LiteLocales=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
LPath
This is used by the IBM VisualAge for C++ Compiler.
SET LPath=path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
Lxevfref
This is used by the IBM VisualAge for C++ Compiler. Defines which files should be shown in the Editor Reference Guide.
SET Lxevref=Evfelref.inf+Lpxcref.inf
Lxevfhdi
This is used by the IBM VisualAge for C++ Compiler. Defines which files should be shown in the Editor HowTos.
SET Lxevfhdi=Evfelhdi.inf+Lpexhdi.inf
This line is used by the IBM VisualAge C++ Compiler.
SET VACPP_Shared=False
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VBPATH
This line is used by the IBM VisualAge C++ Visual Builder.
SET VBPATH=Path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path. If you have several paths they must be delimited by a semicolon.
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Third Party
AMD for IMDB
Setting for a database_application. It is an 'os2-browser' for IMDB (internet movie database), a very wellknown project for movie enthusiasts. Developed by Steffen Siebert (siebert@logware.de)
AMD_LISTS_PATH
SET AMD_LISTS_PATH=
AMD_PATH
SET AMD_PATH=
AWK and gawk
AWK
SET AWK=
Sets the path to the AWK executable (note the use of slashes (/))
AWKPATH
SET AWK=<path>
Sets the searchpath for AWK (note the use of slashes (/))
BackAgain/2
BA2_CATALOG_PATH
SET BA2_CATALOG_PATH=x:\path
Environment variable used by Back Again/2
BA2_LOG_PATH
SET BA2_LOG_PATH=x:\path
Environment variable used by Back Again/2
BA2_SCSI_LOGFILE
SET BA2_SCSI_LOGFILE=x:\SCSILOG.TXT
This will create with BackAgain/2 a logfile of scsi-related messages. Good for testing errors.
BA2_SET_PATH
Environment variable used by Back Again/2
BRIEF
BBACKUP
Used to set the location for backup files created by the BRIEF programmer's editor.
SET BBACKUP
Changi
The following Set Statements are used by the Newsserver Changi.
ChangiAutoFlush
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiAutoFlush=value
Parameters:
ChangiHistory
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiHistory=<path>
Parameters:
ChangiHostName
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiHostName=value
Parameters:
ChangiLocalHost
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiLocalHost=value
Parameters:
ChangiNewsDir
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiNewsDir=Path
Parameters:
ChangiNodeName
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiNodeName=value
Parameters:
ChangiOverDir
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiOverDir=Path
Parameters:
ChangiPathHost
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiPathHost=value
Parameters:
ChangiWorkDir
This is used by the Newsserver Changi.
SET ChangiWorkDir=Path
Parameters:
Communigate Pro
APPLICATION
Usually set from Communigate Pro's Startup.CMD, this points to the Communigate Pro program directory.
SET APPLICATION=Path
Parameters:
Path should be the full path to the location of CGServer.exe (without the trailing backslash).
BASEDIRECTORY
Usually set from Communigate Pro's Startup.CMD, this points to the Communigate Pro data directory.
SET BASEDIRECTORY=Path
Parameters:
Path should be the full path to the parent directory containing Accounts, Domains, BadFiles, Queue, Settings, etc. (without the trailing backslash).
SUPPLPARAMS
Usually set from Communigate Pro's Startup.CMD, this includes one or more parameters to be passed to CGServer.exe at startup.
SET SUPPLPARAMS=--<parameter 1> <option> --<parameter 2> <option> etc.
Parameters:
Parameters should be preceded by double dashes (i.e., entered just as they would be on the command line). Where a parameter requires an option, use a whitespace to separate the parameter from the option. If multiple parameters are required, separate them with a whitespace and precede the next parameter with double dashes.
DCF/2
These are the environment variables used by the DCF/2 disk compression program.
DCF2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Kb_Free
SET Dcf2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Kb_Free=1024
DCF2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Level
SET Dcf2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Level=0
DCF2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Mins
SET Dcf2_Acp_Auto_Optimize_Mins=60
DCF2_Acp_Cache_Blocks
SET DCF2_Acp_Cache_Blocks=128
DCF2_Acp_Compression_Level
SET Dcf2_Acp_Compression_Level=2
DCF2_Acp_Debug
SET Dcf2_Acp_Debug=3
DCF2_Acp_Foreground_Compress_Rate
SET Dcf2_Acp_Foreground_Compress_Rate=5
DCF2_Acp_Logng
SET Dcf2_Acp_Logng=3
DCF2_Acp_Maxage_Secs
SET Dcf2_Acp_Maxage_Secs=5
DCF2_Acp_No_Clean_And_Close
SET Dcf2_Acp_No_Clean_And_Close=TRUE
DCF2_Acp_Out_Of_Space_Suspend
SET Dcf2_Acp_Out_Of_Space_Suspend=512
DCF2_Acp_Out_Of_Space_Warning
SET Dcf2_Acp_Out_Of_Space_Warning=3072
DCF2_Acp_Priority
SET Dcf2_Acp_Priority=2
DCF2_Acp_Priority_Delta
SET Dcf2_Acp_Priority_Delta=2
DCF2_Pdd_Wait
SET Dcf2_Acp_Pdd_Wait=0
DCF2_Vdu_G
SET Dcf2_Vdu_G=file
EMX Environment
AC_PREFIX
Sets the install directory for GNU autconf.
SET AC_PREFIX=
ADA_INCLUDE_PATH
Variable for GNAT the Ada95 Compiler from GNU GCC
SET ADA_INCLUDE_PATH=
ADA_OBJECTS_PATH
Variable for GNAT the Ada95 Compiler for gcc
SET ADA_OBJECTS_PATH=
C_Include_Path
Points to the path where the EMX gcc C compiler searches for include files.
SET C_Include_Path=Path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. If you have several path they must be delimited by a semicolon.
Note: You must use the UNIX-like forwardslashes instead of the backslashes. See the example below:
SET C_Include_Path=c:/emx/include
Gpf
GPFREXX
Points to the directory where GPFRexx is installed.
SET GPFREXX=C:\User\Rexx\Gpfrexx
GPFREXXBITMAP
Points to the directory where GPFRexx stores the bitmap files.
SET GPFREXXBITMAP=C:\User\Rexx\Gpfrexx\Bitmap
Inet.Mail
This is used by the POP3 and SMTP Mailserver Inet.Mail.
AutoReply
SET AutoReply=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path.
Steward_Cf
SET Steward_Cf=Path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path.
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Lucide Document Viewer
LUCIDEINSTALLPATH
Used to point to the location of the Lucide executable, help, and supporting files. This was introduced in Lucide version 1.4.0. It is normally set during install.
SET LUCIDEINSTALLPATH=Path
Parameters:
Path can be any full path.
PMAs
PMAS_Ini
This is used by the astronomy program PMAS. Defines the Path where PMAS stores its config files.
SET Pmas_Ini=Path
Parameters:
- Value can be any full path.
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMAS_Nls
SET Pmas_Nls=Path
Parameters:
- Value can be any full path.
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASkom_Data
SET Pmaskom_Data=file
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASmipl_Data
SET Pmasmipl_Data=file
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASpla_Dll
SET Pmaspla_Dll=value
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASgraf_Gap
SET Pmasgraf_Gap=Path
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASgraf_Gb
SET Pmasgraf_Gb=Path
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. If you have severall paths they must be delimited by a semicolon. Relative paths are not allowed.
PMASD118_Data
SET PMASD118_Data=file
- Parameters
- Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Speedsoft Sibyl
SIBYL_REG
This line is used by the Speedsoft Sibyl Pascal compiler to store the registration key.
SET Sibyl_Reg=<path>
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Spellguard
This are the Set Statements for Pronews.
Sg_Dict_Path
Defines a directory in which ProNews search for the Spellguard dictionary.
SET Sg_Dict_Path=C:\Pronews\Spell
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Sg_User_Path
Defines a directory in which Pronews search for the Spellguard user-dictionary.
SET Sg_User_Path=C:\Pronews\Spell
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VisPro
VISPROC
Used by Vispro C. Points to the directory where Vispro C is installed.
SET VISPROC=Path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VISPRORX
Used by Vispro Rexx. Points to the directory where Vispro Rexx is installed.
SET VISPRORX=Path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Virtual Pascal
VPBASE
Points to the directory where Virtual Pascal is installed.
SET VPBASE=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VPHELP
Defines the directory where the Virtual Pascal help files are stored.
SET VPHELP=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VPLIB
Points to the Virtual Pascal Library files.
SET VPLIB=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
VPOUT
Used by Virtual Pascal. Defines the directory where the compiled projects should be written to.
SET VPOUTt=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
Watcom
EDpath
Is used by the Watcom C/C++ editor.
SET EDPath=path
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path.
VXREXX
Used by Watcom VX-REXX. Points to the directory where VX-Rexx is installed.
SET VXREXX=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
WATCOM
This line is used by the Watcom C/C++ and FORTRAN 77 and defines the directory where it is installed.
SET WATCOM=<path>
- Parameters
- Path can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
XFree86/2
DISPLAY
Needed by XFree86/OS2. Tells the X server were to display the output.
Normally this should be your own monitor, but it is possible to use an other computer for the output.
SET Display=Hostname:displaynumber.screennumber
- Parameters
- Hostname - The Hostname is the name or IP address of the computer for the display. If you want to use your own PC then set it to the same name as defined in the SET HostName variable.
- displaynumber - Use 0 for the first local display.
- screennumber -Use 0 for the first local screen.
X11Root
Needed by XFree86/OS2. Points to the directory in which the \XFree86 directory is installed.
SET X11Root=E:
If you have installed XFree86/OS2 in the directory "D:\user\emx\Xfree86" then set up X11Root to "D:/user/emx"
note: You must use a Unix like forward-slash as a directory separator!
Value can be any full path . Relative paths are not allowed.
X11SHELL
Needed by XFree86/2. Defines the shell to be used within XFree86/2, if you want to use the standard Cmd.exe this line is not necessary.
SET X11SHELL=E:\user\emx\XFree86\
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
XSERVER
Needed by XFree86/OS2. Defines the X server to be used. You must choose the right server for your graphics adapter card.
SET XSERVER=X:/USER/EMS/XFREE86/BIN/XF86_SVGA.exe
Parameters:
note: You must use a Unix like forward-slash as a directory separator!
Possible X Servers are:
- XF86_Mono.exe
- XF86_SVGA.exe
- XF86_VG16.exe
- XF86_8514.exe
- XF86_AGX.exe
- XF86_Glnt.exe
- XF86_I128.exe
- XF86_Ma8.exe
- XF86_Ma32.exe
- XF86_Ma64.exe
- XF86_P9k.exe
- XF86_S3.exe
- XF86_S3V.exe
- XF86_W32.exe
Value can be any full path. Relative paths are not allowed.
XTEL
This parameters was found on XTEL software configurations (version 5.6 (MINI X-TEL) and 6.0). This software is for PLC usage.
SET XPROSYS=X:\XPROSYS SET XPROHELP=X:\XPROSYS\HLP SET QH=X:\XPROSYS\HLP SET XPROUSR=X:\XPROSYS SET XPROMOD=X:\XPROSYS IOPL=YES