File Formats

 

All of the information contained in the various files used by Exporter Pro is kept in plain-text format, as follows:

Configuration (.INI) Files - The primary configuration files use the standard Windows Initialization (.INI) format.

Registry Template File (RegTemplates.CFG) - The registry template file uses the standard Windows Initialization (.INI) format.  Each template is contained in its own section; the template name is the section name.  

Active Directory Query File (DirectoryQueries.CFG) - The directory query file uses the standard Windows Initialization (.INI) format.  Each query is contained in its own section; the query name is the section name.

Directory Schema File (DirectorySchema.CFG) - The directory schema file is a tab-delimited text file.  This file is overwritten on each installation of Exporter Pro.  Contact support@systemtools.com if you want to suggest permanent changes to this file.

WMI Template File (WMIQueries.CFG) - The WMI query template file uses the standard Windows Initialization (.INI) format.  Each query is contained in its own section; the query name is the section name.

File and Directory Templates (FileTemplates.CFG) - The file and directory template file uses the standard Windows Initialization (.INI) format.  Each template is contained in its own section; the template name is the section name.

Object Files - The object files used by Exporter Pro are tab-delimited text files.  If managing these text files outside of Exporter Pro, the following strict format must be maintained:

Object ID - A unique sequential number for each entry (row) in the file.
Parent ID
- If part of an object grouping, the ID (Object ID) of the parent.
Object Type
- A unique number to identify the object type:

24 - Workstation
31 - Primary Domain Controller
32 - Backup Domain Controller
33 - Server
51 - Object Grouping
99 - NT Domain
101 - Windows 2000/2003 Domain
114 - Organizational Unit
9 - Printer

Enabled - 1 = Enabled; 0 = Disabled
Reserved
Reserved
Object Name
Object Comment
Object Path

Import Files (Hyena) - Imported Hyena object files must be tab-delimited and follow the following format:

Object ID - A unique sequential number for each entry (row) in the file.
Parent ID
- If part of an object grouping, the ID (Object ID) of the parent.
Object Type
- A unique number to identify the object type.  See the Object Type description above for supported object types.
Reserved
Object Name
Object Comment

Object Path

Import Files (Custom) - Standard object files that are imported into Exporter Pro using the Configuration->Import Object File option must be tab-delimited and follow the following format:

Object Name
Object Comment
Object Path