How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

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Is there a way to have a single install of GP on a workstation launch a different version of a set file by using a windows shortcut? If so, how is this done. I read somewhere where this was possible but I can't find the info. Thanks.

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Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

Easy enough to do. Just right click on your GP Icon on your desktop and click Properties. You will see how GP is called. You can then make different verisons of your DYNAMICS.SET and setup different Icons on your desktop to use different combinations of DYNAMICS.EXE and DYNAMICS.SET. We do this all the time where one person wants one version of a report and another person wants a different version. It is a pain at upgrade time because now you have all these different report dictionaries haning out there but that is why we make the big bucks.

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

Just so I understand, the set files all live in the same directory with but you just name them different? Then the shortcut just loads the set file you need for that person? Also, how do you go about fixing the upgrade problem? Do you have to manually modify each set file? Thx

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

Hi,

Another option is to have just one .set file that includes each of the path settings and use the dex.ini file to control which set of paths are used. Every workstation would necessarily have to have the same modules loaded, but other than that, I find it easier just to work with a single .set file.

For example - the set file might look like this:

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Microsoft Dynamics GP 309 Fixed Assets
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Human Resources
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SAM<=============================================== SAM’s set of pathnames
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/Dynamics.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/FORMS.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/REPORTS.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/fam.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/F309.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/R309.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/HR.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/HRPFRMS.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/HRPRPTS.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/EXP1493.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/EXP1493F.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/EXP1493R.DIC
FRED<=============================================== FRED’s set of pathnames
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/Dynamics.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/FORMS.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/REPORTS.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/fam.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/F309.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/R309.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/HR.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/HRPFRMS.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/HRPRPTS.DIC
:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/EXP1493.dic
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/EXP1493F.DIC
:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/EXP1493R.DIC

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

BETTER LOOKING FILES

One of the lines wrapped, so the files didn't display properly. The one below is better.

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SAM <=================== SAM’s set of pathnames

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/Dynamics.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/FORMS.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/REPORTS.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/fam.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/F309.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/R309.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/HR.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/HRPFRMS.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/HRPRPTS.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/EXP1493.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/EXP1493F.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/SAM/EXP1493R.DIC

FRED <====================== FRED’s set of pathnames

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/Dynamics.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/FORMS.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/REPORTS.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/fam.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/F309.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/R309.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/HR.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/HRPFRMS.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/HRPRPTS.DIC

:C:Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Dynamics/GP2013/EXP1493.dic

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/EXP1493F.DIC

:C:GP_Mod_FR/FRED/EXP1493R.DIC

Fred's dex.ini file would look something like this:

[General]

SQLLogSQLStmt=FALSE

SQLLogODBCMessages=FALSE

SQLLogAllODBCMessages=FALSE

SQLRprtsTimeout=0

ReportViewMode=0

Workstation2=FRED <========Here's where you show which path to use.

Workstation=WINDOWS

WindowMax=TRUE

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

Ok, just to make sure I ABSOLUTELY understand. :)

On each workstation you have a unique dex.ini file with the value associated with the WORKSTATION2 line that references a path section in the Dynamics.set file for that user.

The Dynamics.set file then can have multiple individually named path sections (where “WINDOWS” is the default) that will be referenced by the individual users Dex.ini file. And then the Dex.ini file can be shared across all users and each user gets only their path to the forms & dic files

Then you don’t have to create multiple shortcuts pointing to different set files but you do have to modify each users dex.ini file.

Do I have this correct?

And how does the Dex.ini file find the Dynamics.set file?

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Richard Wheeler 75,848 Moderator on at

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

Fascinating Leslie, I totally forgot about this method. The DYNAMICS.SET file is defined as it always is:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Dynamics\GP2010\Dynamics.exe" Dynamics.set but within the DYNAMICS.SET file instead of the word Windows you use whatever identifier you want. This identifier matches the Workstation2 parameter in the DEX.INI file. Truly brilliant! So you have the same DYNAMICS.SET shared amongst all your users and you modify the DEX.INI on each person's computer.

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

What if a single user requires multiple version of GP to be loaded on their workstation?

Now there’s a problem with the Dex.ini file because you can only have a single dex.ini file and what version of the set file will it point to? Now what? :)

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RE: How to Launch separate Dynamics.set files with Windows shortcuts?

No problem. When you install GP just point it to a different directory and then you would have a GP10 version and a GP2010 directory, etc. Then you would have a DEX.INI file within each program folder. When you upgrade GP this happens automatically. You need to ahve separate DSN's for each version pointing to different SQL databases. You would need to be careful with different versions and not have really old versions of GP on with new versions of GP.

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