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2.1i Install: Win NT Environment problems, $XILINX and $PATH variables.


Record #6818

Problem Title:

2.1i Install: Win NT Environment problems, $XILINX and $PATH variables.


Problem Description:
Urgency: Standard

The %XILINX% set in the system variable list is not getting expanded when
the path is defined.


Solution 1:

If you set $XILINX in the users variable list, then the path
picks up the right values.

procedure:
-on your desktop, right click on My Computer and select properties.
-go to the environment tab
-type in XILINX in the variable space
-type in the path to the xilinx folder in the value space
-click set
-click apply
-click OK

a re-boot may or may not be needed.




End of Record #6818 - Last Modified: 06/23/99 16:09

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