US 5,850,545 A · Application program environment setting system and method

Abstract

An environment setting system for multiple users includes a directory management section adapted to be executed by a predetermined command on an operating system and for generating a parameter directory used for storing parameters which determine the environment of the application program utilized by the user or designating the parameter directory, and a parameter management section for, in accordance with the operation of the application program, fetching a predetermined parameter from the parameter directory, transferring the predetermined parameter to the application program and storing the predetermined parameter in the parameter directory. According to the thus constituted environment setting system, users can set their own environments for the application program, by themselves without the help from a system administrator, and can use the application program under the thus set environments.

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Dependent claims

An environment setting system for multiple users, in which said users can set their own user specified default parameters for an application program which has its own predetermined default parameters, comprising:

directory management means, adapted to be executed by a predetermined command on an operating system, for generating a parameter directory which is independently designated by said user and used for storing said user specified default parameters, said user specific default parameters determining an environment of said application program utilized by said user;
and
parameter management means for fetching said user specified default parameter present in said parameter directory, transferring said user specified default parameter to said application program and storing said user specified default parameter in said parameter directory.

environment directory management means for generating an environment parameter directory used for storing said user specified default parameter which determines an environment of an application program utilized by said user;
and
environment parameter management means for fetching said user specified default parameter present in said environment parameter directory and replacing said predetermined default environment parameter of said application program with said user specified default parameter when said user loads said application program, and storing said user specified default parameter in said environment parameter directory, so that said user can designate said environment parameter directory and repeatedly use and revise their own application program environment settings without authorization or intervention of a system administrator.

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