---
title: NCMSetSystemProfile
framework: Application Services
role: pseudoSymbol
platforms: []
path: applicationservices/colorsync_manager/1804936-ncmsetsystemprofile
---

# NCMSetSystemProfile

Sets the location of a color profile.

## Declaration

```occ
CMError NCMSetSystemProfile (
   const CMProfileLocation *profLoc
);
```

## Parameters

- `profLoc`: The location of the profile. Commonly a profile is disk-file based. However, the profile may be a file-based profile, a handle-based profile, or a pointer-based profile.

## Return Value

A `CMError` value. See [Result Codes](../colorsync_manager.md).

## Overview

Prior to ColorSync 2.6, the function for setting the system profile supported only the `FSSpec` file specification type as a way of specifying a profile. This function allows for greater flexibility when specifying a system profile. 

## See Also

### Accessing Special Profiles

- [CMGetSystemProfile](1804926-cmgetsystemprofile.md)
- [CMSetSystemProfile](1804932-cmsetsystemprofile.md)
- [CMGetDefaultProfileBySpace](1804940-cmgetdefaultprofilebyspace.md)
- [CMSetDefaultProfileBySpace](1804944-cmsetdefaultprofilebyspace.md)
- [CMGetDefaultProfileByUse](1804948-cmgetdefaultprofilebyuse.md)
- [CMSetDefaultProfileByUse](1804951-cmsetdefaultprofilebyuse.md)
- [CMGetProfileByAVID](1804955-cmgetprofilebyavid.md)
- [CMSetProfileByAVID](1804959-cmsetprofilebyavid.md)