Programmatically Retrieve Elliott Run Local Folder Path

Programmatically Retrieve Elliott Run Local Folder Path

Release Date: 12/3/2020
Version: 8.5 & Higher

Q - Is the complete path to a local V8.5 installation stored anywhere where it can be programmatically retrieved (i.e., environment variable, registry key, etc.)?

A - There is no registry key for this path. On the other hand, there is an environmental variable %userprofile% that can help you find this path. By default, Elliott runs from the local user profile folder. So our default local folder will be:
    %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Netcellent\M\Elliott7\Bin85\
Substitute “M” with your network mapped drive letter for Elliott. “Elliott7” is your Elliott root directory on the network drive.

Keep in mind that this is just a default path and is not a guarantee. For example, you may not have set up a user to run Elliott from the local folder, in which case this path will not exist.  You also have the option to choose a different path when you set up Elliott to run local.


EMK

    • Related Articles

    • Error 9/013 Saving Elliott Spooled Reports in Temp Folder

      Release Date: 03/11/2025 Version: 8.x & Up Q - On the Elliott PSQL database server, I also run defer processing. I try to manually perform a COP Posting and receive the following message: Error 9/013 saving ...

    • Fail to Copy Elliott to Local Path & Create Desktop Icon

      Release Date: 09/12/2024 Version: 8.5 & Up Q - One user is running Elliott 8.5 right now. I tried to upgrade this workstation to Elliott 8.6. So I navigated to the <ElliottRoot>\Bin86 folder and execute EL860.EXE. I received the following message: ...

    • Unable to Run Elliott from UNC Path

      Q - I am trying to set up a workstation to run Elliott. I installed the PSQL 11 client already. When I browse the PSQL server to where Elliott resides and click on the EL700.EXE to start Elliott, I receive the following error message: Unable to load ...

    • The Run Local or Hybrid Feature in Elliott 8.5

      Release Date: 12/3/2018 In Elliott 8.5, you can run Elliott in three different modes based on the location from which you execute Elliott application programs: Run Local: This is the recommended default method. Run Hybrid: This is designed to run for ...

    • "We can't verify who created this file. Are you sure you want to run this file?"

      Q - When I started Elliott V7 or V8 from my workstation, I received a message: "We can't verify who created this file. Are you sure you want to run this file?" It also display the following message at the bottom of the dialog box: This file is in a ...