What is the Control.aft File?

Control.aft is read as AFT Fathom begins to load and instructs AFT Fathom where certain key files and copy protection tokens are located. Typically there is little need to change the settings, however this file can be used to override the internal defaults and customize your working environment.

Control.aft is typically located in the application folder. However, on networks, it may be necessary to locate it in the Windows\System folder of each client. If AFT Fathom finds the file in the Windows\System folder it will use it and ignore any file in the application folder.

Control.aft can be edited using any text-based editor. Notepad, supplied as part of the Windows installation, is a good choice. Be careful to avoid changing any of the headings or key words. If these are changed AFT Fathom will not find the important data.

Specifying Where Chempak is Located

Before AFT Fathom can use the Chempak Fluid Database it needs to know where the data is located. The path is specified in the control.aft file.

When Chempak is installed the setup procedure automatically updates any control.aft file specified with the path to the data.

You can manually edit the file by opening it in Notepad (or any text editor) and adding the following line to the [SEARCH PATHS] section (replace C:\AFT Products\Chempak Data with the path information based on your system):

ChempakDataPath = C:\AFT Products\Chempak Data

This will instruct AFT Fathom to look in the C:\AFT Products\Chempak Data directory for the data.

Also see Chempak Data Installation.