Lady Heather config file location - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: NoisyBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 18, 2019, 03:44:27 pm
content: Hi everyone, I finally installed Lady Heather on my computer. I started with the V5 install file, and then copied in the latest V6 beta. However, I am running into a strange problem, if I launch from the Windows icon, it will not pick up the configurations in the heather.cfg file. I had copied the file into the windows/system32 directory as indicated in the help command, and also a second copy in the home directory of where Lady Heather was installed. But neither got used during the start up.However, once launched, I can manually enter the commands, and everything worked fine.When I type N to edit the heather.cfg file, it would say the file is not found in the system32 directory. The R command also fails.I am running Windows 10 latest in 64 bit, your kind guidance is graciousness appreciated.

author: texaspyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2019, 03:01:28 am
content: Try setting the "start in" property of the program (right click the icon, select PROPERTIES). This tells Windows where to look for files associated with the .exeI don't use Win10 and am not all that familiar with the details.

author: Illusionist
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2019, 03:09:35 am
content: IIRC, you might find heather.cfg in your MyDocuments folder. At least is was on Windows 7 here. I don't have W10.I spent ages wondering why editing the cfg in LH's own folder was having no effect until I came across the other copy.ETA: Or perhaps I read to put it there... I can't remember now.

author: NoisyBoy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 20, 2019, 05:41:47 pm
content: Hey everyone, thanks for your kind replies.I finally figured it out with some twists from your tips, and would like to share it back with the community, since Windows 10 is different from prior versions and I have not seen this information shared anywhere else. With Windows 10, all the information I found on-line, within LH help file, and in the documentation will not help you to pick up the heather.cfg file (MyDocument, System32, etc...)To run Lady Heather in Windows 10:1. First you have to download and install the entire V5 package for Windows, I usedhttp://www.ke5fx.com/heather/readme.htm2. Optional, you can download the latest V6 beta.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/metrology/lady-heather-v6-beta-for-windows-exe/msg1434005/#msg1434005a. Backup the LH V5 executable if you want, it is in C:\Program Files (x86)\Heatherb. Unpack the beta zip file, copy heather.exe to your Lady Heather installed directory. C:\Program Files (x86)\Heather3. You will find LH starting with all the defaults, it will not pick up any of parameters in heather.cfg. In fact, pressing N to edit it comes back with a message that heather.cfg is not found in the System32 directory. Using /r=heather.cfg also comes back with file not found.4. Here is the magic sauce: In Windows 10, pull up your Start menu by clicking on the Windows icon.5. Look for Lady Heather icon, right click, then "More", then "Open file location"6. In the new Explorer Window opened, right click on Lady Heather, then click "Properties"7. There is where "Start in" in Windows 10 is buried, enter C:\Program Files (x86)\Heather8. Click Apply, then OK9. Edit the heather.cfg file, and save a copy to the "Document" directory.10. Now you can start LH from the Start menu, it will pick up the heather.cfg file in the "Documents" directory.11. When you press N, now it will find the file and let you edit it if you wish. Make sure you restart LH if you do make changes to the cfg file.I hope this information will help all future Lady Heather users in installing and running it in Windows 10 without frustration. And I thank all the contributors and developers in making Lady Heather available to us.