P drive: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:25, 4 April 2014

Basic information

Author:: Bohemia Interactive
Compatibility:: Arma 3
Download:: Part of Arma 3 Tools package on Steam

Description

Description:: P Drive is a set of simple batches to prepare a substituted P: drive ready to use Buldozer in Oxygen, this has been added based on popular demand. The same could be done even without P: drive

Usage

Line call:: DevP.bat
Options:: You can change the paths used by DevP.bat by defining your own paths in settings.ini or editing the registry key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive\P Drive". By default, Arma 3 Tools path and Arma 3 game path are used.
Examples:: DevP.bat

Licenses

Licensing:: Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement

Additional information

How to use it

Simply run the Arma 3 Tools package on Steam and select Create P: Drive from the Steam launcher. The batches prepare P: drive with content required for using Arma 3 Buldozer in Oxygen if you have Arma 3 installed.

DevP can take one of the following parameters:

"DevP.bat -DEBUG": Only display the paths and values used, no action will be made.
"DevP.bat -clearInstall": Remove almost every files or references made by DevP
"DevP.bat -cleanInstall": Perform "clearInstall", then, execute DevP in normal state.

mapDisk.bat and mapDisk also handle the -DEBUG parameter.

How to remove it

Open command prompt and enter

subst p: /d

Credits

Major part of the mapdisk.bat file is done by a community member Tom_48_97

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 |OPTIONS=
-The location of P: drive on your computer can be set by changing string path in registry key "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive\P Drive" (which points to Arma 3 Tools directory by default) or by simply adjusting the batch file mapdisk.bat
+You can change the paths used by '''DevP.bat''' by defining your own paths in [[P drive/settings|settings.ini]] or editing the registry key "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive\P Drive". By default, Arma 3 Tools path and Arma 3 game path are used.
 |EXAMPLE=
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 DevP.bat
-|LICENSING=
+|LICENSING=[[End User License Agreement for BI's Tools|Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement]]}}
-[[End User License Agreement for BI's Tools|Bohemia Interactive End User License Agreement]]
-}}
 === Additional information ===
-==== Known issue(s) ====
+==== How to use it ====
-* P drive does not appear: check if the registry key ''HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Bohemia Interactive\P Drive'' ''Path'' exists. If not, create it with your path to BI Tools as ''path'' value
-==== Credits ====
+Simply run the Arma 3 Tools package on Steam and select Create P: Drive from the Steam launcher. The batches prepare P: drive with content required for using Arma 3 Buldozer in Oxygen if you have Arma 3 installed.
-Major part of the mapdisk.bat file is done by a community member '''Tom_48_97'''
-==== How to use it ====
+DevP can take one of the following parameters:
+* "DevP.bat '''-DEBUG'''": Only display the paths and values used, no action will be made.
+* "DevP.bat '''-clearInstall'''": Remove almost every files or references made by DevP
+* "DevP.bat '''-cleanInstall'''": Perform "clearInstall", then, execute DevP in normal state.
-Simply run the Arma 3 Tools package on Steam and select Create P: Drive from the Steam launcher. The batches prepare P: drive with content required for using Arma 3 Buldozer in Oxygen if you have Arma 3 installed.
+mapDisk.bat and mapDisk also handle the -DEBUG parameter.
 ==== How to remove it ====
 Open command prompt and enter
-subst p: /d
+<pre>subst p: /d</pre>
+==== Credits ====
+Major part of the mapdisk.bat file is done by a community member '''Tom_48_97'''
 [[Category:Tools]]
 [[Category:ArmA: Official Tools]]
 [[Category:Arma 3 Official Tools]]