The CardExchange.ini File Explained

Owned by Craig Bechelli (Unlicensed)
May 09, 2018
2 min read

The CardExchange.ini file contains various settings that cannot be set from the CardExchange main interface. The CardExchange.ini can be edited manually in a text editor like Notepad. It is only read at start up, so changes are not visible in CardExchange until you restart.

The settings in the CardExchange.ini file are grouped in categories. a setting only works if it appears in the correct category.
Below is an example of a CardExchange.ini file with explanations regarding the use of the this settings.

[Installation]
InstallTime=15:27:19,18:36:54Install times, for information only, not used by CardExchange.
InstallDate=05/06/2012,11/06/2012Install dates, for information only, not used by CardExchange.
[PrintServer]
AcceptPrintJobs=TrueThis setting applies only to CEInside and can be set to False if you want to use a print server only for generating print previews. This avoids that preview requests have to wait until a print job is finished.
Dispatcher=tcp://localhost:4748/CardExchangeDispatcherIf a valid dispatcher is specified, the print server registers itself with that dispatcher in order to receive print jobs.
Port=4747The port on which the print server runs.
SeparatorCharacters=;When manual entries are passed from teh client to the print server, this character separates the values. Therefore this character cannot be part of a manual entry value.
PollFrequency=1000Determines how often the print queue is checked for new print jobs.
AcceptPreviews=TrueApplies to CE Inside only. Can be set to False when the print server should only receive print jobs and not process preview requests.
HandlePreviewsFirst=TrueApplies to CE Inside only. When a print server processes both preview requests and print jobs, review requests get priority if this option is set to True.
HaltOnError=TrueThis setting determines whether the print server should halt when an error occurs.
[BasicSettings]
LanguageCode=ENDetermines the display language. Windows codes are used to indicate the language (EN, ES, FR, DE, etcetera)
DataDirectory=C:\Users\RUTGER\Documents\CardExchange\DataDetermines the folder where CardExchange stores its settings.
Distributor=0This setting is used for showing distributor dependent splash screens at start up.
RightToLeft=FalseThis option needs to be set to True for right-to-left languages like Arabic.
AllowDemoMode=TrueDetermines whether the user can start CardExchange in demo mode if there is no valid license.
LicenseServer=no-netSets the license server name for SBS clients. For stand-alone licenses, its value should be no-net.
LicenseDirectory=C:\Users\RUTGER\Documents\CardExchange\LicenseDetermines the folder where the license file lservrc is stored.
UpgradeNotifications=TrueDetermines whether the user will get update notifications for free minor upgrades of the major version they run.
[AutomatedPrinting]
AutoStart=FalseIn case automatic printing has been configured, this setting determines whether automatic printing should be initiated automatically when CardExchange is started.