Changing the Isight Default Execution Directory

On Windows operating systems, the default temporary directory for Isight execution is in the Documents and Settings directory, which contains spaces. To eliminate any problems with directories that contains spaces, you may want to change the Isight execution directory.

To change the Isight execution directory, do one of the following:

  • Change the TEMP environment variable on your system so that it points to a directory that does not contain spaces or special characters (; or &).

    Important: If multiple users access your system, changing environment variables affects each user. It is recommended that you contact your local system administrator before changing your variable settings.

  • Edit the Isight startup file (fiperenv) as described below (based on your operating system):

  • Windows: Open the <Isight_install_directory>\<operating_system>\code\command\fiperenv.bat file, and locate the line containing the following string:
    -Dfiper.system.temp

    Change the setting to a directory that does not contain spaces, and save and close the file.

  • Linux: Open the <Isight_install_directory>/<operating_system>/code/command/fiperenv file, and locate the line containing the following string:
    -Dfiper.system.temp

    Change the setting to a directory that does not contain spaces, and save and close the file.

Note: If you are submitting your job to run in a SIMULIA Execution Engine environment, the temporary directory you see at design time has no bearing on the temporary directory at run time. The SIMULIA Execution Engine stations determine the run-time directory. You will receive warnings for each execution of the iSIGHT component if it executes on a station whose temporary directory contains spaces. For more information about using SIMULIA Execution Engine stations, refer to the SIMULIA Execution Engine Installation and Configuration Guide that matches your installation.