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Most PowerBuilder preference variables apply to entire system. The font variables apply only to the Application and Library painters and to MicroHelp.

Variable

Description

CompilerWarnings

1 to display script compiler warning messages; 0 to suppress the warning messages. The default is 1.

DashesInIdentifiers

0 prohibits dashes in identifiers; 1 allows dashes in identifiers. The default is 1 (spaces are required before minus signs).

DatabaseWarnings

1 to display database warning messages; 0 to suppress the warning messages. The default is 1.

FontBold

1 for bold and 0 for not bold. The default is 0.

FontFixed

1 for fixed font and 0 for variable font. The default is 0. Fixed fonts are not available in all font families.

FontHeight

The height of the font in points. The default is 8 point.

FontName

The name of the font family you want to use, for example, Arial. The default is MS Sans Serif.

Layer

Layer PowerBuilder windows on display. 1 to layer the PowerBuilder windows when you open them. 0 to cascade the windows when you open them.

Maximized

Maximize the main PowerBuilder window on display. 1 to display the main PowerBuilder window full size when you open it. 0 to display the window in the size and position in which it was last created (PowerBuilder sets this automatically).

Object(n)

The last four objects references. These are the objects listed at the end of the dropdown menu under the File menu.

PowerPanel

1 use PowerPanel mode, 0 use PowerBar mode. The default is 1.

PromptOnExit

1 to display a message box requesting confirmation before exiting PowerBuilder and 0 not to display the message before exiting. The default is 0.

SharedIni

The name of the shared .INI file. This file is usually on the network and shared by users.

StripComments

1 to strip the comments from the statements entered in the Database Administration painter before sending the statements to the DBMS for execution; 0 to keep the comments.

ToolbarFontHeight

The height of the toolbar text. The default is 6 point.

ToolbarFontName

The name of the font family you want to use, for example, Times Roman. The default is Small Fonts

UserHelpFile

The name of the compiled help (.HLP) file containing the help text you want to display when the user clicks the User icon in the development environment. The default is User.HLP.

UserHelpPrefix

The prefix you want to use in the Search keyword (the K footnote) to identify user-defined functions in the development environment. The last character in the prefix must be the underbar character. The default is uf_.

WatchMem

Display memory allocation information. If it is 0 (the default), the date and time display in the bottom-right corner of the PowerBuilder window and memory information does not display. If this option is 1, the memory information displays and you can use the Scroll Lock, Caps Lock, or Num Lock key to toggle the display between the memory information and the date and time.

Window

The display size and position for PowerBuilder windows. PowerBuilder sets this automatically to the size and position in which you last created the window.

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