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Host.ini is the local settings file for ITrack. All the settings that have to do with an individual computer are stored there (whereas user, store, or global settings are stored in the database). The format is standard Windows initialization file format which means that there are three basic element types:

  • Section Headings - These are of the form "[section]". They mark the beginning of a new section. Sections separate properties into logical groups.
  • Properties - These are of the form "property=value". Everything following the equals sign is part of the value of the property.
  • Comments - These are of the form "# My Comment". Any line that starts with a pound sign (#) is ignored. They can be used to make remarks in the file or to temporarily disable certain properties.

Sections


Extensions Section

The [extensions] section stores the modules that ITrack will use on this computer. Most extensions take the form of screens or options dialogs though some are used behind the scenes. Some users may not need certain extensions and their removal may make the system easier to use. There are two basic types of properties in the extensions section:

  • total - This is the total number of extensions that ITrack will try to load. It will read down the list of extensions starting at 1 and going until the total trying to load each one. If one fails to load, ITrack will stop loading the rest therefore ensure that the total matches exactly the number of extensions you want to use.
  • extension<number> - This property points ITrack toward a particular dll file that holds the extension. The order that the extensions are listed is irrelevant unless extension list ordering is turned on (it is set to alphabetical by default).

Extensions

Name Explanation
EEAccounting Loads the Accounting Screen
EECrystalReportsExtension Allows Enterprise to create Crystal Reports
EECustomer Loads the Customer Information Screen
EECustomerList Loads the Customer List Screen
EECoreManagement Loads the Core Management Screen
EEDataManagement Loads the Data Management Sceen
EEDeliveries Loads the Deliveries Screen
EEGlobalSettingsExtension Allows some Global Settings such as hotkeys.
EEHome Loads the Home Screen
EEInterchange Loads the Interchange Screen
EEInventoryOverview Loads the Inventory Overview Screen
EELogin Necessary to load the Login Dialog
EEMAS90Accounting Necessary for loading the GL accounting system. Enterprise will throw an error when finalizing a document if GL accounting is on and this is not loaded.
EEOptionsExtension Necessary for loading Options Dialogs
EEEDocumentExtension Necessary for building E-Documents
EEPartConfiguration Loads the Part Configuration Screen
EEPartModification Loads the Part Modification Screen
EEParts Loads the Part Information Screen
EEPaymentEntry Loads the Payment Entry Screen
EEPurchaseOrders Loads the Purchase Order Screen
EESalesOrders Loads the Sales Order Screen
EESearch Loads the Search Screen
EEVehicles Loads the Vehicles Screen
EEVendor Loads the Vendor Information Screen
EEVendorList Loads the Vendor List Screen
EEWorkOrders Loads the Work Orders Screen
ITMySQLConnection_d Required for Enterprise to talk to MySQL

General Section

This section mainly stores information about the setup of the filesystem.

  • imagesdir - The filesystem location to look for images.
  • reportsdir - The filesystem location to look for reports.
  • attachmentsdir - The filesystem location to look for attachments.

Performance Section

This section changes how pictures are loaded by Enterprise.

Performance

Name Value Explanation
searchcountspicturesparts True/False Determines whether or not Enterprise counts part pictures when the Search Screen is first loaded. Changing this to False can reduce Search Screen loading time but will not load picture icons.
searchcountspicturesvehicles True/False Determines whether or not Enterprise vehicle pictures when the Search Screen is first loaded.
searchrefreshpicturesparts True/False Determines if Enterprise does a part picture count after search.
searchrefreshpicturesvehicles True/False Determines if Enterprise does a vehicle picture count after search.
partsearchsoftmaxresultcount Integer How many part search results before Enterprise warns the user. Adjustable through UI.
partsearchhardmaxresultcount Integer How many part search results to show on screen. Adjustable though UI.
vehiclesearchsoftmaxresultcount Integer How many vehicle search results before Enterprise warns the user. Adjustable through UI.
vehiclesearchhardmaxresultcount Integer How many vehicle search results to show on screen.

See Also

Settings (Enterprise)