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+@echo off
+if defined FOAM_ENV_SET goto :eof
+
+rem =========== USER EDITABLE SETTINGS ===========
+rem set MPI_ROOTDIR=C:\Programs\OpenMPI_v1.6.1-x64
+rem set PARAVIEW_HOME=C:\Programs\ParaView-4.3.1
+rem ==============================================
+
+if defined PARAVIEW_HOME set PATH=%PARAVIEW_HOME%\bin;%PATH%
+if defined MPI_ROOTDIR set PATH=%MPI_ROOTDIR%\bin;%PATH%
+set PATH=%~dp0..\lib;%~dp0..\bin;%PATH%
+set WM_PROJECT_DIR=%~dp0..
+set MPI_BUFFER_SIZE=20000000
+set FOAM_ENV_SET=1