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This is probably a long shot but I'm looking for an updated 'builtin' procedure to set the PATH_SYM_INSERT path in dcadwin.ini.

I have an older DCAL macro that used writeIniStr() to set that string but now with the dcadwin.ini 'locked' when DataCAD is open that function hasn't worked in a while.

It's a macro that saves & retreives multiple symbols 'on the fly' and I'm just looking to make this usable again.

Hi Joseph,

I'm not aware of any classic dcal procedure to change the symbol insert path. I had a look in D4D also, but cannot find anything suitable there either (there is a sympath1 field in PGSavevar^ which I thought may be what you wanted, but it proved not to be the case - I really don't know what it is as it contains a path that does not even exist when I examine it).

I must admit I'm not really sure why you need this. I might mis-understand what you are trying to do, but both sym_read and sym_write procedures have an fname parameter which I believe can include the full path?

Regards,
David H.

I appreciate the response David.

I've come up with a limiting work around but for now it'll do.