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Need information from Windows platform QTR users...

2018-10-29 by david@...

I use QTR on a Mac but must provide some user information to Windows users in an upcoming book.

My understanding is that while the Mac version uses a plain .txt file for profiles, the Windows version uses files with a .qidf extension.


1. What does .qidf stand for?

2. Is it also just a plain text file, or something else?

3. Can it be opened in a simple text editor and edited manually, like the Mac text files?

4. If not, MUST a .qidf file be edited within the Windows QTR interface?

5. If .qidf files can be directly manipulated as text files, can one also directly run the install script in the relevant profiles folder with a double-click as on the Mac, again bypassing the QTR interface?

6. Can .qidf files be manually duplicated and manually renamed, again, without the QTR GUI?


What I am hoping for is to be able to give the exact same instructions to users of both platforms.

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