Temp file Location

BetterRed · 08-15-2019, 09:20 PM

In my environment variables I have this:

SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME=C:\_AppData\Sigil\Temp

But this is what I see when I open a file in an external editor

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I think I used to see C:\_AppData\Sigil\Temp\Sigil.xxxxxx\OEBPS\Text\bla h-blah.blah

I don't where I got the envar name SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME. It's not a name I would have invented, a) because there'd be no point, b) I prefer short envar names because of MS's tiddly dialogue box - even though I don't normally use it

I can't find any doco for Sigil's Environment variable usage - looked in Wiki and Sigil_User_Guide_2019-06-25.

BR

KevinH · 08-15-2019, 09:31 PM

Check your Sigil ini file or use Sigil Preferences to set it.

KevinH · 08-15-2019, 09:36 PM

I do not think that is an environment variable. The following string is a placeholder that Sigil uses to tell it to use whatever is default for your system type.

"<SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME>"

The exact temp path is determined by sigil.ini settings unless the directory set there does not exist anymore, and the n it reverts back to system temp by using that placeholder.

BetterRed · 08-15-2019, 10:28 PM

Your right of course. I recall misinterpreting the significance of that 'placeholder', and I recall you or DD setting me straight, but why didn't I fix it at the time? Something must have distracted me. Done now.

BR

08-15-2019, 09:20 PM	#1
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Temp file Location In my environment variables I have this: SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME=C:\_AppData\Sigil\Temp But this is what I see when I open a file in an external editor I think I used to see C:\_AppData\Sigil\Temp\Sigil.xxxxxx\OEBPS\Text\bla h-blah.blah I don't where I got the envar name SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME. It's not a name I would have invented, a) because there'd be no point, b) I prefer short envar names because of MS's tiddly dialogue box - even though I don't normally use it I can't find any doco for Sigil's Environment variable usage - looked in Wiki and Sigil_User_Guide_2019-06-25. BR

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08-15-2019, 09:31 PM	#2
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	Check your Sigil ini file or use Sigil Preferences to set it.

08-15-2019, 09:36 PM	#3
KevinH Sigil Developer Posts: 9,072 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many	I do not think that is an environment variable. The following string is a placeholder that Sigil uses to tell it to use whatever is default for your system type. "<SIGIL_DEFAULT_TEMP_HOME>" The exact temp path is determined by sigil.ini settings unless the directory set there does not exist anymore, and the n it reverts back to system temp by using that placeholder.

08-15-2019, 10:28 PM	#4
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	Your right of course. I recall misinterpreting the significance of that 'placeholder', and I recall you or DD setting me straight, but why didn't I fix it at the time? Something must have distracted me. Done now. BR