Load module from outside of program files

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Mark Gormley asked Jan 13, '22 Ryan Clark commented Jan 19, '22

Load module from outside of program files

I have some write restrictions on the Program files folder for this computer. Is it possible to load modules without them residing in the program files folder? For example somewhere within program data or another location they can be stored and load automatically with FlexSim?

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FlexSim 21.1.4

modules module

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Ryan Clark commented · Jan 19, 2022 at 04:54 PM

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Answer 1 · 2022-01-13T19:13:58Z

Jeanette F answered Jan 13, '22 Jason Lightfoot commented Jan 14, '22

Hello @Mark Gormley,

You can uninstall FlexSim from your computer and then reinstall it in a new directory such as documents. You will then be able to put your module into that program/modules/ folder.

If you cannot uninstall FlexSim then you cannot install another FlexSim of the same version.

To work around this you could follow @Ben Wilson's methodology. Copy the program's entire folder (default location C:\Program Files\FlexSim <year> [Update <update#>]) to some custom, writeable location.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Jan 13, 2022 at 08:56 PM

Or you could try making the modules folder a symbolic link to somewhere else.

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Mark Gormley Jason Lightfoot ♦ commented · Jan 14, 2022 at 10:23 AM

Thanks Jason, good to hear from you! unfortunately i am blocked from creating symlinks

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Mark Gormley commented · Jan 14, 2022 at 10:25 AM

Thanks for the suggestion Jeanette,

Unfortunately my company has put a wrapper around the installer that fixes the install location. I am prevented from running the installer in isolation by security settings on the machine.

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Jason Lightfoot ♦ Mark Gormley commented · Jan 14, 2022 at 10:32 AM

Have you tried the other option of copying the entire folder to a writable location? Or perhaps create an installer that installs to the modules folder.

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