## Initializing the Development Environment

### Use

You call the initDev_MaxDB(.bat) script that fills the environment variables that are required by the VMAKE program with values.

Call this script each time you have opened a new shell or a new command window.

### Prerequisites

· You have installed the development environment.

· You have installed the source code.

### Procedure

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1. Switch to the directory in which you installed the development environment and then two the V<version> directory. <version> is the version of the installed source code.

<myDevelopmentDirectory>/V75_00_12/

2. If necessary, change the values of the environment variables in the initDev_MaxDB(.bat) script.

3. Execute the initDev_MaxDB(.bat) script.

### Result

The environment variables in the development environment were filled with values. The system also switches to the MaxDB_DEV directory.

You can now change a MaxDB program.