ClearSCADA 2007 R1 Changes To File Locations

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On a new installation of the latest ClearSCADA 2007 R1, the default directory structures have changed due to the support for Windows Vista and the new Microsoft requirements for file storage locations.

Please refer to the ClearSCADA online help for the most up to date information on installation defaults for your ClearSCADA version and operating system. The details below apply to ClearSCADA 2007 R1. While infrequent, these paths may change depending on operating system requirements and for this reason, please use the online help as the absolute guide for the installation paths.

When upgrading an existing system to ClearSCADA 2007 R1, existing file locations will be maintained. Only new Vista or Windows Server 2008 machines will enfore the file location rules.

For the database & log files, these are just the defaults, the actual locations are controlled by registry settings and configured on the location tab in the Server Configuration Tool.

The names of the database files have changed in this version, unless you are upgrading where the names will remain the same. For this reason, please ensure that the names of the files are correct for the machine they are being used on.

ClearSCADA 2007 Release 1 (Not Vista)

File/Directory	Default Location
ClearSCADA Database (Configuration)	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\ClearSCADAConfig.dat
ClearSCADA Database (Current Data)	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\ClearSCADAData.dat
Historic Data Directory	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\History
Event Journal Directory	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\Journal
Historic Files Directory	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\HisFiles
Data Files Directory	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\DataFiles
Log Files	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Logs
ViewX Alarm Sound Cache	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewXAlarmSoundCache
ViewX Cache	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewXCache

Note that the name of the configuration file has been renamed from ClearSCADA.dat to ClearSCADAConfig.dat

The ViewX settings are now stored in the per-user application folder:

File/Directory	Location
ViewX Global Settings	C:\Documents & Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewX Global Settings.dat
ViewX Head Settings	C:\Documents & Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewX Head Settings.dat

ClearSCADA 2007 Release 1 (Vista)

File/Directory	Default Location
ClearSCADA Database (Configuration)	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\ClearSCADAConfig.dat
ClearSCADA Database (Current Data)	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\ClearSCADAData.dat
Historic Data Directory	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\History
Event Journal Directory	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\Journal
Historic Files Directory	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\HisFiles
Data Files Directory	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Database\DataFiles
Log Files	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\Logs
ViewX Alarm Sound Cache	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewXAlarmSoundCache
ViewX Cache	C:\ProgramData\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewXCache

Note that the name of the configuration file has been renamed from ClearSCADA.dat to ClearSCADAConfig.dat

The ViewX settings are now stored in the per-user application folder:

File/Directory	Location
ViewX Global Settings	C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewX Global Settings.dat
ViewX Head Settings	C:\Users\\AppData\Local\ControlMicrosystems\ClearSCADA\ViewX Head Settings.dat

Vista no longer uses the "Documents and Settings" directory used in earlier Windows versions for user and program data. These have been replaced by the "Users" folder and "ProgramData" folder.

ClearSCADA 2007 Release 0.1 or Older

File/Directory	Default Location
ClearSCADA Database (Configuration)	C:\ClearSCADADB\ClearSCADA.dat
ClearSCADA Database (Current Data)	C:\ClearSCADADB\ClearSCADAData.dat
Historic Data Directory	C:\ClearSCADADB\History
Event Journal Directory	C:\ClearSCADADB\Journal
Historic Files Directory	C:\ClearSCADADB\Files
Log Files	C:\Program Files\Control Microsystems\ClearSCADA\Logs
ViewX Alarm Sound Cache	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Serck Controls\ViewXAlarmSoundCache
ViewX Cache	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Serck Controls\ViewXCache

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File/Directory	Default Location
ViewX Global Settings	C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Serck Controls\ViewX Global Settings.dat