PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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With new software releases now provided as monolithic *.exe files, is there any place we can find the mpuplcprograms directory tree?

Suppose, for example, that I want to compare the latest Allin1DC standard lathe PLC program source with the latest Allin1DC Hardinge-specific lathe PLC program source. Where do I find those two files, without running the full-blown installer twice onto my computer?
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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Marc, the exe installer can be opened and browsed with 7-Zip. I'm not sure if it's actually a zip file or if 7-Zip just knows how to read Windows installers. At any rate you can open it with 7-Zip and drag and drop the mpuplcprograms directory any where you want it.
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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I’ll keep an eye on this thread
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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Thanks Tom, that worked nicely.
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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The mpuplcprograms directory tree is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Centroid\mpuplcprograms
It gets deleted and recreated every time the installer is run to ensure the plcs are up to date with that version.
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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Marc wanted to have access to the latest PLC programs WITHOUT having to run the installer. This is useful when trying to find changes made to a modified PLC, or just seeing what updates have been made between Centroid stock PLC releases.
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Re: PLC Installer, mpuplcprograms directory

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ASPeters wrote:The mpuplcprograms directory tree is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Centroid\mpuplcprograms
It gets deleted and recreated every time the installer is run to ensure the plcs are up to date with that version.
This is good to know too, though. I usually do have a recent CNC12 installed on this computer. I just didn't want to have to overwrite that installation repeatedly just to get a look at a different PLC program source.

Both methods will prove useful.
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