ARAP is normally installed in the directory c:\arap and all of its scipts, data files, log files, etc. are also located there. Below is a list of the files and directories that make up a base ARAP installation:

c:\arap\

ARAP scripts are searched for in this directory.

  • arap.exe - ARAP's executable with automation enabled
  • arapnoauto.exe -  a copy of ARAPs executable file without automation enabled. This version can be run several copies of itself to allow multiple scripts to run at the same time.
  • libmysql.dll - a DLL providing access to MySQL databases
  • FDConnectionDefs.ini - the configuration file that defines database login info
  • shutdown.dtl - a script that runs each time ARAP exits

c:\arap\misc\

  • arap.chm - this Help file
  • arap.ini - the ARAP configuration file
  • commands.txt - the last saved commands from Manual Script Command
  • domeaz.txt - a data file used by the calcdomesyncazimuth command
  • pinpoint.vbs - a visual basic script used for solving plates
  • upload.ftp - a script used with Script-FTP for ftp uploads
  • zip.exe - the Info-ZIP zip compression utility

c:\arap\data\

  • messier.ecu - the messier object data file
  • pgc1.ecu and pgc2.ecu - the principle galaxy catalog data file
  • pindex.ecu and pterms.ecu - the orbital elements of the planets
  • sac1.ecu and sac2.ecu - the Saguaro Astronomy Club deep sky object data files
  • ybsc1.ecu to ybsc2.ecu - the Yale Bright Star Catalog files

c:\arap\scripts\

ARAP scripts are also searched for in this directory (this location is configurable).

c:\arap\logs\

Status information is logged in this directory (this location is configurable).

c:\arap\temp

ARAP uses this folder to store temporary files (this location is configurable). User scripts can use it too. The variable TEMPDIRECTORY is equal to this location.