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==='''Setting the configuration path for GRAMPS'''===
During the boot process of GRAMPS there is a check for an environment variable called GRAMPSHOME.
Without this environment variable GRAMPS uses the default Windows path to handle (at the first time: to place) all configuration files there:
<userpath>\<application data>\gramps
For a German Windows it may look like this (if the system drive is 'C:' and the lock-in user name is 'Paul'):
C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Paul\Anwendungsdaten\gramps
For an English Windows the example shoot look like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul\Application Data\gramps
If the variable GRAMPSHOME is set than GRAMPS uses the value to look for a directory 'gramps' inside to handle (at the first time: to place) all configuration files there.
But be sure what you are doing! You may loose the link to the GRAMPS database, if you play with this variable without moving or copying the configuration files.
But finally it's a nice way have the complete database including all family trees at one global place for backups or for a transfer from one PC to an other.
Here is an example for the related .CMD file command lines
@rem set the path for GRAMPS configuration files
set GRAMPSHOME=E:\GRAMPS
==='''Updating GRAMPS'''===
