Cumulus.ini (preserving history): Difference between revisions

Should you accidentally delete Cumulus.ini, or should you close MX badly so it does not manage to correctly save the entire contents of Cumulus.ini, MX has an advantage in that it saves Cumulus.ini into the backup folder every time it restarts and every time it does a rollover.

Many configuration parameter lines are changed from the various application edit, view, or configuration screens, and so making any amendments using those screens should ensure your replacement values are acceptable. You should never edit these parameter lines directly in the file ''while Cumulus is running'', as when Cumulus shuts down it will replace your amendments to these parameters with the contents of the relevant application Edit/View/Configuration screens.

''You can edit them in the file with Cumulus stopped'', but beware of selecting invalid values for these parameters, generally it is safer to use the application to edit them (unless you are importing values from another setup), and Cumulus will read the new values when it is next restarted.

== Settings independent of application ==

Some configuration settings can only be applied by editing this file to insert a new parameter line; they do not appear anywhere in the configuration screens. When Cumulus is creating a configuration file it does not write any parameters that are not in its settings screens, so they do not appear with default values - in other words, you need to ''add'' them if you want to set them. Make sure you place these additional parameters in the correct section as listed below.