Activation settings
Using the File Management component
Most users who activate projects using either an activity such as Launch or a desktop program such as have access to the shared FMRoot folder. If they cannot access FMRoot (if, for example, their computers is not connected to the network), they must use the File Management component for activation instead. The installation procedure asks whether the user has access to FMRoot, and configures the user’s computer accordingly. To change this, change this registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SPSS\COMMON\FileManager\UseFileManagerWebService
0 means that activation uses FMRoot.
1 means that activation uses the File Management component. This might run slightly slower than using FMRoot.
The default value is 0.
Option to select .sam sample management scripts
The activation procedure does not normally allow users to select sample management scripts written in VBScript (.sam files). If you need to use .sam sample management scripts with projects, you can reinstate the option to select .sam files by setting the ShowVBScriptProvider key to 1 in the registry. This key is of type DWORD and is in \3\Activate. If the key is not defined or has a value of zero, .sam files cannot be selected.
Project names
Do not use space characters in the project names, to avoid potential activation issues.
Specifying which files are copied during local deployment
The IVFilesToBeCopied registry entry controls which files and file extensions are copied during local deployment. By default, IVFilesToBeCopied includes the following files and extensions that are automatically copied during local deployment:
*.mdd
*.htm
*.html
*.xml
*.mqd
*.gif
*.jpg
*.jpeg
*.png
*.mov
*.bmp
*.avi
catifields_*.mdd
*.css
*.js
catiCallOutcomes_*.mdd
*.xls
*.xlsx
*.xlsm
*.xlsb
*.mdb
*.accdb
*.dbf
*.ndx
*.mdx
*.xsl
*.xslt
*.wav
CatiResources_*.mdd
Resources_*.mdd
*.swf
*.mp3
*.flv
*.mpg
*.ogg
*.mp4
*.wmv
*.3gp
*.RM3
*.mkv
*.webm
*.3g2
You can define additional files and/or file extensions by updating the IVFilesToBeCopied user registry entry. The IVFilesToBeCopied registry entry is at: \mrInterview\3\Activate.
IVFilesToBeCopied rules
1 When the localdeployconfig.xml file is available, the file's IVFilesToBeCopied value is used.
2 When the localdeployconfig.xml file is not available, the IVFilesToBeCopied value is retrieved from the user registry (\mrInterview\3\Activate\IVFilesToBeCopied) and written to the local config.xml file.
3 When the IVFilesToBeCopied user registry key is not found, IVFilesToBeCopied is read from the local machine key (\3\Activate\IVFilesToBeCopied), copied to the current user registry key (\mrInterview\3\Activate\IVFilesToBeCopied), and then written to the local config.xml file.
4 The Microsoft Access and Excel file extensions are selected, by default, when working with database questions.
Notes
▪To make the registry key changes take effect, you must remove any existing references to IVFilesToBeCopied in the local config xml file. For example:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<properties>
<IVFilesToBeCopied> <![CDATA[mdd;*.htm;*.html;*.xml;mqd;*.gif;*.jpg;*.jpeg;*.png;*.mov;*.bmp;*.avi;catifields_*.mdd;*.css;*.js;
catiCallOutcomes_*.mdd;*.xls;*.xlsx;*.xlsm;*.xlsb;*.mdb;*.accdb;*.dbf;*.ndx;*.mdx]]></IVFilesToBeCopied>
</properties>
▪The default local activation directory is:
C:\Documents and Settings\<your Windows user name>\Application Data\IBM\SPSS\DataCollection\Activate
See also