The SICOM Profiler makes use of an environment variable named SICOM_FEATURE_LIST. The file associated with this variable is read to retrieve a list of all the feature codes in the map that will be used with the end users system. This file may have been created by the Feature Lister application and is a text file (.txt) that consists of the feature codes, one per line, for the map being used. If there is no SICOM_FEATURE_LIST environment variable then the default is a file named allFeatureCodes.txt in the current directory. The map features visible with the SICOM Display Module must first be selected to be visible by the Profiler. Map feature codes must be provided to the Profiler in an appropriately formatted file and associated with this environment variable.
The SICOM_PROFILE environment variable is used to retrieve a default Profile filename. If this variable is absent then the filename Profile will be used in the current directory.
To set the Profiler environment variables in a Windows NT environment, follow these steps:
- Go to the Start menu, and select Settings > Control Panel.
- Double-click the System icon. The System Properties dialog box is displayed (Fig.III.1) .
- Click on the Environment tab.
- Type in the path and file name in the Value text field and the variable name in the Variable text field.
- When you are finished, click on Set.
- When you have entered all needed environment variables click on Accept.
In a Windows 95 environment, variables may be set in the Autoexec.bat file, by adding SET lines for the environment variables, saving the file and restarting the system.
SICOM Profiler is currently supported by Windows NT and Windows 95 operating systems only.
Fig. III.1 System Dialog Box