I know 3 methods of performing custom tasks before starting Pro/E (in this case to copy config files from a central location to the local machine):-
 

1. Modify PTC's Pro/ENGINEER startup batch file (Windows) or script (Unix), to include extra lines at the top to perform your custom tasks.
2. Create a parent startup batch/script file which performs your custom tasks and then calls PTC's Pro/ENGINEER startup batch/script file, and redirect the users' shortcuts to execute the parent.
3. Create a batch file called ptc_startup.bat in the Pro/E loadpoint, which performs your custom tasks.

I am not keen on modifying the actual Pro/ENGINEER batch files, because someone then needs to reproduce the same changes in the new batch file that comes with a new version of Pro/E.  Nor am I keen to create a parent startup batch file, because this needs to be modified when the Pro/ENGINEER startup batch/script file is renamed with each new version, and because you have to configure Pro/PDM to use this alternative startup command.
I find the third method more preferable.

I can never find where it was that I discovered that this file, if it exists, will be automatically executed on startup.
So far I have had success with this on WindowsNT4 for my Pro/E startup.  I have not been able to do this for my few Unix workstations.
For my Pro/PDM startup I use method 2 on NT and Unix.
The one problem with method 3, however, is that it prevents the launching of a Pro/E session from Pro/PDM.

Dear ProE community,

thanks for the many quick answers!!
The basic idea is to let a batch file copy a centrally placed config.pro, config.sup and etc. to the /loadpoint/text directory everytime before starting the proe2001.bat . (And more like setting the appropriate working dir, and so on...)

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