Search Order for Configuration

Files

File Search Order

Search Order for Configuration Files

Several files are automatically searched for, either immediately when the editor is invoked or during the course of operation. The search order for configuration files such as vslick.ini, vslick.sta, and vrestore.slk is:

1.Configuration directory. The configuration directory is defined by the VSLICKCONFIG environment variable.

2.If VSLICKCONFIG is not defined, then My Documents\My SlickEdit Core Config is used.

3.Current directory.

4.Paths specified in VSLICKPATH environment variable.

5.Paths specified in PATH environment variable.

Search Order for Executable Files

The search order for executable files, batch macro programs, and miscellaneous files is:

1.Current directory.

2.Configuration directory. The configuration directory is defined by the VSLICKCONFIG environment variable.

3.If VSLICKCONFIG is not defined, then My Documents\My SlickEdit Core Config is used.

4.Paths specified in VSLICKPATH environment variable.

5.Paths specified in PATH environment variable.

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Slick V3.3 manual File Search Order, Search Order for Configuration Files, Search Order for Executable Files