#Toaster file locations
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I am running two Toasters-1 4000, and one 3.1 running on a 2000. I have a gig
hard drive where I store framestores, projects, etc. Each Toaster program
resides on the local hard drive of the machine (everything is networked
together). In setup I can tell the Toasters where to look for framestores, and
projects, but I would like to be able to change the defaults so that the paint
program looks at the gig for 3D\images instead of the local drive from which
the Toaster program is running.
Can this be changed and if so where? Also, with the new Toaster board I am
able to access the video hardware setup with alt-shft-F10. Is there an
equivalent function on the 2000 board, and if not is there a way to edit the HS
file manually.
Regarding your directory question, I asked the same of John Gross some
months ago. The question appeared in John's column in VTU a while
back. To get ToasterPaint to look to the appropriate directory, just
add an assign to your user-startup file redirecting "Images" to your
desired di directory.
There is no user setup capability in the original Toaster card. I
don't know of any way to edit the HS file. Check with NewTek tech
support.
Trent-thanks for the info. Fortunately, Lightwave and Modeler have
config files I can edit, but I was stuck on the Paint program. As a
PC person I am only just beginning to learn the fine points of
AmigaDos so if you could spare the time, what exactly should my
assign command say. I know I could look it up in the manual, but I'm
manual-phobic. I understand the assign command (recently expunged by
Microsoft) in the PC World but want to make sure my syntax is right
for the Amiga. Thanks once again for the help.
Sorry Duncan, I misdirected you a bit. The correct command is "MAKELINK",
which functions like an assign command. Here's what you do:
The file you will have to edit is the S:user-startup file. Use any text editor
to do this. You will have to add the following command line to the end of the
startup file:
makelink from XX0:Toaster/3D/Images to YY0:yourdirectory force
That's it. XX0: is the name of the hard drive where the Toaster software is
installed. YY0:yourdirectory refers to the hard drive device and directory
where you'd like to store your image files. Let's say then that your toaster
software is stored on a 150 MB partition whose device name is DH2:. Your new
mega-storage 1GB drive is device GH0:. The correct command syntax would be:
makelink from DH2:Toaster/3D/Images to GH0: force
Using this command, every time you use LOAD RGB in TPaint, the directory the
software looks for would be the root of GH0: . If you had a directory on GH0:
called "Images", then the "to" part of the command would read to GH0:Images
force. The force argument is necessary when linking di directories. I just
tried this command added to my user-startup and it performs as advertised. You
should have problems. I believe a read about this command in one of those
"Hidden DOS Secrets"-type articles that run in the AMiga mags. Amiga World is
running one of those series of articles now. It's worth a peruse…
Good Luck!
Trent
This trick probably requires v2.1 or 3.0 (4000) versions of the OS. I
dont think makelink existed before then.
Yes, I believe makelink was added to 2.0 Workbench.
TJ
Trent-many thanks, I'll try the command tomorrow -dk