
cfgconv.exe
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Converts AutoCAD Release 3 CFG and INF files into AutoCAD Release 14 CFG and REG files.
 

Access -  Stand-alone utility


Description
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The AutoCAD Configuration File Converter allows you to select CFG and
INI files created for AutoCAD Release 13 and convert these files into
CFG and REG (system registry) files readable by AutoCAD Release 14.  

You may also use this utility to transfer CFG file data from one AutoCAD 
Release 14 file to another.  The utility enables you to transfer 
configuration information from one computer to another without 
disturbing the authorization code embedded in the CFG file uniquely 
associated with a specific computer.

The user interface is based on a tabbed dialog with four tabs.  

When the Source CFG File tab is forward, you may use the Browse button 
to select an AutoCAD Release 13 or Release 14 CFG file.  When you have 
selected a CFG file, the contents of the CFG file are displayed in a 
tree view in the tab.
  
When the Source INI File tab is forward, you may use the Browse button 
to select a AutoCAD Release 13 or Release 12 INI file.  When you have 
selected a CFG file, the contents of the CFG file are displayed in a 
tree view in the tab.

When the Destination CFG File tab is forward, you may use the Browse 
button to select an existing AutoCAD Release 14 CFG file.  When you have 
selected a CFG file, the contents of the CFG file are displayed in a 
tree view in the tab.

When the Destination REG File tab is forward, you may use the Browse 
button to select an existing AutoCAD Release 14 REG file.

When one or more source files and one or more destination files are 
selected, the convert button is enabled.  Pressing the Convert button 
commences the conversion process.  A progress indicator bar displays the 
estimated duration of the conversion process.  

When the files are converted, the Converted Configuration Files dialog 
box is displayed.  There are two tans in this dialog box.  The first tab 
displays CFG file information.  The second tab displays INI file data.  
If there is no data to be converted for one of the file types, the tree 
view may be blank.

Beneath the Tab area, the two radio buttons allow you to select whether 
you want to overwrite the existing file (while creating a backup file of 
the original contents) or whether you want to create a new file in a new 
destination.  Pressing the Write button will cause the data to be 
written out to the files.


Known Limitations
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Cfgconv.exe does not read CFG files from AutoCAD Release 12 or earlier, 
but can read Release 12 INI files.

The utility can translate only what it is programmed to recognize, all 
other data is discarded.  So, for example. Any data embedded in a CFG or 
INI file created by a third party application is ignored.

