https://forge.codesys.com/forge/talk/Engineering/thread/7aab91c6e5/2020-04-08T23:53:27.923000ZRecent posts to [Changeg request] Features that would be nice to have in future releases2020-04-08T23:53:27.923000Z2020-04-08T23:53:27.923000Zalrcastrohttps://forge.codesys.com/u/alrcastro/https://forge.codesys.coma6cbe03d4159e0920cc256b47061ac8d1ea2e104

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Forget about creating an enviroment variable, I give up on this request.</p></div>

2020-04-08T17:51:01.418000Z2020-04-08T17:51:01.418000Zeschwellingerhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/eschwellinger/https://forge.codesys.comce5c3459969a006e892e2533fec4c459126894d3

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Anyway you might use this to get the information where the plc has his working directory:<br/> The section <span>[Sysfile]</span> in CODESYSControl.cfg</p> <p>C:\Program Files (x86)\CODESYS 3.5.15.40\GatewayPLC\CODESYSControl.cfg</p> <p><span>[SysFile]</span><br/> Windows.WorkingDirectory=C:\ProgramData\CODESYS\CODESYSControl\175939B4\</p></div>

2020-04-08T05:23:07.026000Z2020-04-08T05:23:07.026000Zm.prestelhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/mprestel/https://forge.codesys.comec46b3f2dc4f6eff184a93cb373d30c2d5c4a14c

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Adding the runtime installation folder to the PATH would not help you with multiple installations.<br/> Then always the first installed runtime would win and for everyone it would not be clear which runtime is currently used.</p></div>

2020-04-07T23:01:37.560000Z2020-04-07T23:01:37.560000Zalrcastrohttps://forge.codesys.com/u/alrcastro/https://forge.codesys.com138d3c51fb6a7e3067e5f8e15912f9f1db441e2d

<div class="markdown_content"><p>Regarding the PATH request in the environment variable for each installed runtime, I absolutely cannot understand the issue of implementing this, since the installation is made by a standard installer application, which when generating the directory could create an entry for each one.</p></div>

2020-04-07T15:24:12.728000Z2020-04-07T15:24:12.728000Zm.prestelhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/mprestel/https://forge.codesys.comce55c1838f4935d07c9fd86cf7a20c8a2efbdb0f

<div class="markdown_content"><p><a class="user-mention" href="/u/alrcastro/">@alrcastro</a> <br/> If that would be a product feature, someone would have to solve the problem of multiple runtimes being installed.<br/> And what should happen if the runtime is running with different configuration files resulting in different ProgramData paths.<br/> Currently the feature request sounds really specific for your use case.</p></div>

2020-04-07T14:27:30.072000Z2020-04-07T14:27:30.072000Zalrcastrohttps://forge.codesys.com/u/alrcastro/https://forge.codesys.comc0303c090df6bf672a38020f80516fc6ef254d84

<div class="markdown_content"><ul> <li><em>this is a typcial task for the CODESYS Automation server</em></li> </ul> <p>Ok, it could solve the issue for while, but it will not remain free. Since is is expected a big amount of deploys during the end 2020 and start of 2021, I just wanted to deal with the affordable solution.</p></div>

2020-04-07T14:00:28.712000Z2020-04-07T14:00:28.712000Zeschwellingerhttps://forge.codesys.com/u/eschwellinger/https://forge.codesys.coma97e08cee3c5a2fc0c1ee5e1348f20b571e4d6d8

<div class="markdown_content"><p>hm... but this is a typcial task for the CODESYS Automation server... this would be done in seconds on x controller<br/> Just want to motivate to try out this option.</p></div>

2020-04-07T11:43:34.915000Z2020-04-07T11:43:34.915000Zalrcastrohttps://forge.codesys.com/u/alrcastro/https://forge.codesys.com702581dc0ecde3c1b5b03df59e62c2a3a50376ea

<div class="markdown_content"><p>That´s my 2 cents, I guess not too complicated:</p> <p>1 ) Add the following folders to Windows Environment Variables:</p> <div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span> <span class="k">c</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">Program</span> <span class="n">Files</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">CODESYS</span> <span class="mi">3</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="mi">5</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="mi">15</span><span class="p">.</span><span class="mi">30</span><span class="err">\</span> <span class="p">(</span> <span class="n">just</span> <span class="k">to</span> <span class="n">illustrate</span> <span class="p">)</span> </pre></div> <p><em>Reason</em>: I have a script which restarts the service <strong>...\GatewayPLC\CodesysControlService.exe</strong> in (though rare) system crash events, but at this time 1 ) Add the following folders to Windows Environment Variables:</p> <div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span> <span class="k">c</span><span class="p">:</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">ProgramData</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">CODESYS</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">CODESYSControlWinV3x64</span><span class="err">\</span><span class="n">AB1CD2EF</span><span class="err">\</span> <span class="p">(</span> <span class="n">just</span> <span class="k">to</span> <span class="n">illustrate</span> <span class="p">)</span> </pre></div> <p><em>Reason</em>: I need to make a script that will upgrade many Controlleres at the same time, so with an environment variable, I could do the job with no need to create any additional step to seek the name of the above folder.</p></div>