Location of the JADE Initialization File

The default JADE initialization file is located as follows.

1. If the ini parameter is specified on the command line and the argument value includes a directory, the JADE initialization file in the specified directory is used.

   If the directory is a relative path name, it is located relative to the JADE HOME directory (for example, if your installation directory is Jade\bin, your JADE HOME directory is Jade).

2. If the ini parameter is specified on the command line but the argument value does not include a directory:

   1. If the path parameter is specified on the command line, the JADE initialization file is prefixed with the directory specified in the path argument.

   2. If the path parameter is not specified on the command line, the JADE initialization file is prefixed with the install directory.

3. If the ini parameter is not specified on the command line:

   1. If the path parameter is specified on the command line, the JADE initialization file is set to the specified path followed by /jade.ini; for example, w:/jade/system/jade.ini.

   2. If the path parameter is not specified on the command line, the JADE initialization file is set to the install directory followed by /jade.ini; for example, /usr/jade/jade.ini.

If the JADE initialization file does not exist at the location specified by the preceding rules, an exception (125 - The specified or default Jade INI file does not exist) is raised. The file can be empty, however, in which case JADE writes appropriate default values to it, if required. (In earlier releases, an unintentional JADE initialization file was created in that location.)