BaseDirectoryPath Element (ICF)

Specifies the path of the application directory. Notification Services uses this path to locate the application definition file (ADF).

Syntax

<Applications>
    <Application>
        ...
        <BaseDirectoryPath>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type	string, between 1 and 260 characters in length.
Default value	None.
Occurrence	Optional once per Application element.
Updates	Can be modified when updating the instance.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Elements
Parent element	Application Element (ICF)
Child elements	None.

Remarks

If you do not use the BaseDirectoryPath element, you must omit it from the instance configuration file (ICF), and you must fully specify the path and name of the ADF in the ApplicationDefinitionFilePath element.

Example

This example shows how to specify the base directory path for an application.

<BaseDirectoryPath>D:\Datafiles\Stock</BaseDirectoryPath>

See Also

Reference

Application Definition File Reference

Concepts

Instance Configuration File Reference

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance