overwriting the DSParam file

koojo · Post by **koojo** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:58 pm

I created a new project on a different server (dev to dev). copied the DSParam file from the old server into the new folder. Then went into the administrator and changed the setting and a couple of values. This reduced a lot of typing.

I did the imports after this. Is it a common practise to do this?

Is it ok to make a change of this sort.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:51 pm

It's probably not common practice, but it's certainly legal. DSParams is a text file that, among other things, validates functions and system variables for the expression editor, and stores project-wide defaults (for example for log purge) and user-defined environment variables.

vmcburney · Post by **vmcburney** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:38 pm

A safer bet may be to copy and paste just the user defined section of the DSParams rather then the full set of values. Developers can change other settings at will such as turning on debug variables such as APT_DUMP_SCORE. There are also file location settings such as APT_ORCHHOME and APT_CONFIG_FILE that may differ between environments and shouldn't be overwritten.

koojo · Post by **koojo** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 1:02 pm

Thank you Guy' s for the feedback :D