Geosoft Desktop - Installation Folder Organization
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Oasis montaj is by default installed as "Geosoft Desktop" in the "Program files" folder of your "C:" drive. Certain files required to support 32-bit interoperability may be installed in the "Geosoft Desktop" folder of "Program Files (x86)", but these can be disregarded for developers who intend to extend Oasis montaj or create stand-alone 64-bit programs.
All program files that configure and control the look and behaviour of Oasis montaj are organized into subfolders. The .../user/ subfolder is reserved for user files and user customizations and has the same structure as the main folders. For example, Geosoft menu files are stored in .../omn/, and any customized menu files you create must be stored in .../user/omn/.
The following table describes the content of each of the Geosoft folders.
| Folder | Description |
|---|---|
.../bar | Geosoft toolbar description files (.geobar) |
.../bin/ | Geosoft binary executable files and DLLs |
.../csv/ | Named parameter tables, such as coordinate system parameters, parameters used in templates, etc. |
.../csv_aliases/ | Named parameter aliases that are used to remap certain names to the name used in a named parameter table. |
.../data/ | Sample data sets. |
.../etc/ | Miscellaneous reference files |
.../fonts/ | Geosoft format vector font files |
.../ger/ | Error message files |
.../gs/ | Scripts, many called from omn files. |
.../gx/ | Geosoft Language compile GXs |
.../hlp/ | Help files |
.../img/ | Images, toolbars and icons |
.../ini/ | Initialization files, mostly dealing with mapping names to files. |
.../maptemplate/ | Map templates for standard Geosoft maps. |
.../omn | Geosoft menu description files (.omn and .smn) |
.../pages/ | XML files to support DAP data management functions |
.../schema/ | XML schemas |
.../spec/ | Geosoft "special" customization |
.../stylesheets/ | metadata style sheets |
.../tbl/ | colour tables |
.../temp/ | Geosoft temporary folder. This location can be changed on installation or by the user settings. |
.../user/... | User versions of the above folders. Any customizations should be placed in appropriate sub-folders. For example, a custom .omn file should be placed in .../user/omn/. |