Plate.CatalogPath Property

Plate.CatalogPath (read-write, String)

The local file system path to the root of the selected reference catalog (usually the drive letter of the CD)

Syntax

Plate.CatalogPath [= String]

The property syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
Value (String)	The local file system path to the root of the selected reference catalog (usually the drive letter of the CD)

Remarks

PinPoint is designed to allow easy access to catalogs on CD-ROM. Any supported catalog can be accessed by setting this property to the CD-ROM drive letter (followed by a colon) and inserting the catalog CD into the drive.

If a catalog is copied to a directory on the hard drive, the directory structure of the original CD-ROM must be preserved, and CatalogPath must be set to the directory path for the top of that structure.

If this property is set with a trailing back-slash (\) or slash(/), the slash will be removed. When the property is retrieved the trailing slash will be gone.

If you have the Guide Star Catalog on 2 CD-ROMs and you have 2 CD drives, you can use the two CDs in an automated fashion. For the CatalogPath property, specify the drive letters of the north and south CDs (in that order) separated by a semicolon.