On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 10:36 AM, <alaaeldeen [dot] abdalrahman [..] ....j

wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Now after developing the component we need to use the xml or cpf file for
> setting the properties.
>
> Using non-ROS method, we deploy the component into Orocos, and We need to
> know how to install the XML and CPF files. which will allowing the code to
> be
> dynamic
>
> from:
>
> this->getProvider("marshalling")->readProperties("Hard Code Path To
> File.cpf");
>
> To:
>
> this->getProvider("marshalling")->readProperties(this->getName() + ".cpf");
>

I usually never load the properties from file by the component itself but
by the deployer script or XML file, these give you a little bit more
flexibility on how you can add paths to the cpf file.

You could also add a property to your component that has a basePath that
you could set from somewhere else and do:

````
std::string base_path_prop;
this->addProperty("base",base_path_prop);

//Set the property in your deployment or something alike

this->getProvider("marshalling")->readProperties(this->base_path_prop + "/"
+ this->getName() + ".cpf");
````
R.

> Finally, Is this the right track, or there is another usage for this CPF
> files?
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