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How to change the Today bulletin board location for network installs?

If you want to pre-define or change the BBS file (or URL/HTML) location for network installations of AutoCAD (or similar product), use the following steps.

To predefine the location in the installation image, edit the file:

\\mydeploymentserver\Autocad\image\Support\CMC.DAT

and change the line:

Today_CMCUrl=\\mywebserver\mybulletinboard.htm

For existing clients you can change the BBS location in Windows Registry - e.g. by distributing a .REG file (e.g. using the existing Today board location). Publish a HREF link (call it "switch to the new Today") to a .REG file - text file containing e.g.:


REGEDIT4:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R15.0\ACAD-1:405\Profiles\<< Unnamed profile>>\General Configuration]
"Today_CMCUrl"="http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/today.asp"

("1:405" may differ for your product version)

AutoCAD needs to be restarted to use the new Today locaction.

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See also:
Tip 2839:	How to clear the file history in the Today window?
Tip 2272:	How to close the Today window from a script?
Tip 2149:	The Today window reports an error or is empty.
Tip 1764:	Cannot close drawing, command is active.
Tip 1312:	Drawing file cannot be opened from the Today window.

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