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Note: The <!-- and --> are the comment start and end tags for XML. By removing them, the lines between are no
longer considered comments, but valid XML commands; they are interpreted by SCRATCH when the PConfig.xml file is
read at Start-up. Be sure you have removed the comment tags before and after the <remote> tag lines.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The current version of SCRATCH uses the SConfig.txt file in the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application
Data\Assimilator folder to keep track of a great number of customization settings which are available. The file will be
automically created and list all options (with a default value) the first time SCRATCH is started. All settings are documented
in the ReleaseNotes.txt that came with the SCRATCH installation files.
In previous versions of SCRATCH the customization settings were done with Windows Environment Variables. For backward
compatibility, below is a description on how to set Windows Environment Variables.
SETTING SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
First, right-click on the My Computer icon. If this icon is not on your desktop, it can be accessed via the Windows Start
menu or through Windows Explorer.
Select ‘Properties’ from the context menu.
In the ‘Properties’ dialog, choose the ‘Advanced’ tab at the top.
At the bottom of the dialog, click on the ‘Environment Variables’ button.
The next dialog has two sections, User Variables at the top, and System Variables at the bottom.
In the SYSTEM section, select ‘New’
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