How to change the installing path for extension

[#1]

HI All,

I have downloaded a extension with qar, but when I installed, it is always installed on the default path.

Can I change that path?

Thanks.

[avinashelite]

Hi,

As per my knowledge, you cannot change the path. If you change the path extension may not be available for your use.

[engishfaque]

Dear Isaac,

Extension path can not be changed.

Kind regards,

Ishfaque Ahmed

[ashfaq_haseeb]

Hi,

You cannot change default path.

There are two types of extensions:

1) Document : Are installed into c:\Users\[youruser]\appdata\local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Document. They are activated into your Document Settings

2) Objects : Are installed into c:\Users\[youruser]\appdata\local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects. They are used as an usual object (graph or list box)

Make sure you have installed extension on the below paths.

Windows 7:

    C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects

    C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Document

Windows XP:

    C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects

    C:\Documents and Settings\[user]\Local Settings\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Document

Windows Server 2008:

    C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Objects

    C:\ProgramData\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Document

Windows Server 2003:

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Objects

    C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\QlikTech\QlikViewServer\Extensions\Document

Regards

ASHFAQ

[#5]

Hi ASHFAQ,

After installing the qar, the extension is also located in the users\appdata\local\qliktech\qlikview\extensions

Instead of using the C:\ProgramData\...

I am using the Windows 2008, then do you know which the purpose of C:\ProgramData\...

[ashfaq_haseeb · Accepted solution]

isaac li wrote:

Hi ASHFAQ,

After installing the qar, the extension is also located in the users\appdata\local\qliktech\qlikview\extensions

Hi This is default location and you cannot chane it.

Let say if this is your local machine then extensions will be read from the above path.

isaac li wrote:

Hi ASHFAQ,

Instead of using the C:\ProgramData\...

I am using the Windows 2008, then do you know which the purpose of C:\ProgramData\...

This setting is specific to server. If you host you application on sever then server look for extension in the above path.

which is  C:\Programdata\....

If not then extensions will not work for end user.

That is the reason we after instillation we deploy extensions in the below path too.

C:\Programdata\....

Regards

ASHFAQ

[#7]

So that means, if the extension is used on the Server, we have to put the extension on both Paths?

[ashfaq_haseeb]

Exactly

Regards

ASHFAQ