System and Config

System & Config

Update checks, language, variable & configuration management, tests, and documentation.

Update

macro vba run [ARES]CheckForUpdate

Manually checks GitHub for a newer ARES release; bypasses the mute / ignore-version preferences (which only affect the automatic startup check).

Variable	Default	Purpose
ARES_Update_Mute	False	When True, silences the automatic startup update check.
ARES_Update_Ignore_Version	(empty)	A specific release the automatic check skips.

Language

macro vba run [ARES]English / macro vba run [ARES]Français

Forces the ARES interface language. Restart afterwards.

Variable	Default	Purpose
ARES_Language	(empty)	Language read by ARES. When empty, ARES falls back to MicroStation's CONNECTUSER_LANGUAGE.

Variable management

• macro vba run [ARES]ResetARESVariables — resets all ARES variables to their default values.
• macro vba run [ARES]RemoveARESVariables — removes all ARES variables.

Configuration files

• macro vba run [ARES]ExportARESConfig — exports the current configuration to a file.
• macro vba run [ARES]ImportARESConfig — imports a configuration from a file.
• macro vba run [ARES]ShowARESConfigSummary — displays a summary of the current configuration.

Testing

⚠️ Deprecated / unmaintained — these commands are no longer kept up to date and may not reflect the current code.

• macro vba run [ARES]RunARESTests — runs all ARES unit tests.
• macro vba run [ARES]RunARESPerformanceTests — runs the ARES performance tests.

Documentation

• macro vba run [ARES]OpenARESWiki — opens this wiki in your default browser, in your ARES language.

➡️ See Configuration Variables for the full list of every ARES variable.