11.1 Configuration File

On multiuser Windows systems, ShotStat stores per user configuration information in a text file called ShotStat.ini. For Windows 2000 and XP, this file is stored in the '%userprofile%\Application Data\ShotStat\20' folder, so each local user can store their own configuration data. Upon start-up, ShotStat looks for this file; if it is missing, a standard set of defaults is used. The configuration information includes:

• paths to image and data files
• options for the Graphical Entry Page (full screen cursor, background color, etc)
• What options to store in the configuration file upon ShotStat exit
• Header information such as Shooter Name, Firearm, Caliber, etc.

This file must be stored on the local machine, even if ShotStat is being accessed over a network.
These files are written in ASCII format, and hence are plain text readable.
The format of the ShotStat.ini file, in the order the data is saved, is:

Default Range to Target	single precision float
Default Shooter Name	string[30]
Default Firearm Description	string[30]
Default Caliber Description	string[30]
Default Units	variable length string
Default Real Calibration Distance	single precision float
Default Graphical Entry Background Color	long integer
Default Setting for Full Screen Cursor	boolean
Default Setting for Show Centroid	boolean
Default Setting for Show Aimpoint Axes	boolean
Default Data File Path	variable length string
Default Image File Path	variable length string