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Which Directories WP Searches To Locate Exist
DocumentID: 606261
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:31:40 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: Which directories does WordPerfect search to find existing macros? Solutions: WP first looks for macros in the directory specified on the Keyboard/Macro Files line in Location of Files (Shift-F1, 6, 2). If a particular macro is not found there, WP searches for the macro in the directory where the WP.EXE file is located. If the macro is still not found, the last place WP looks for the macro is in the directory listed on the Documents line in Location of Files (Shift-F1, 6, 7). WordPerfect will also find macros on network search drives if Location of Files for Macros is blank. Although some users have reported that WP has also searched the PATH directories for macros, this is unsupported and should not happen.

How/Why:
If a path is specified in Setup: Location of Files for Macros, WP will search for the macro in the following directories:
1.      The directory indicated in Setup: Location of Files
2.      The program directory where WP.EXE is located
3.      The default document directory specified in Setup: Location of Files for Documents

If Setup: Location of Files for Macros is blank (i.e., if no path is specified), WP will search for the macro in the following directories:
1.      The program directory where WP.EXE is located
2.      The default document directory specified in Setup: Location of Files for Documents
3.      Network search drives if Novell NetWare is used

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