On Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:43:52 -0600, jerryab wrote:
> I can't get the agent.ini file to load as a text file. I tried to
> open/load it as a text document, but that fails. I also tried Word. I
> get various shapes and letters in the screen. I am using Win 11,
> current version.
1. Make sure you are opening agent.ini, not some other 'agent' file
with a different file extension.
To see file extensions, turn OFF the Windows File Explorer setting
'hide extensions for known file types'.
That Windows File Explorer setting is here:
Start >> Settings;
Type File Explorer Options;
Open File Explorer Options;
Select the "View" tab;
Scroll down to 'hide extensions for known file types'.
2. Make sure you are looking in the correct place for agent.ini.
The agent.ini file is NOT in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Agent\" where
you installed Agent.
The default location for agent.ini in Agent 7.2 is in
"C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Forte\Agent" (where %USERNAME%
is your Windows user login name). But in some cases agent.ini can be
in a different place.
One way to find where the agent.ini file is, is to do this:
2.1 In Agent 7.2, select any newsgroup or folder in the folders pane.
2.2 Go to (select folder) >> Folder >> Properties >> Name and Scheme
2.3 Look at the bottom of the panel for the two database files
for that newsgroup or folder.
2.4 The agent.ini file is in the same place as those two files.
3. The real agent.ini is a text file.
Best not to use Word to edit agent.ini.
You can use Notepad, but do turn OFF "Word wrap" in Notepad.
I prefer to use "Notepad++".
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Kind regards
Ralph
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