Options Dialog Box (Visual FoxPro)
Makes it possible for you to set different categories of options. The Options dialog box appears when you select Options from the Tools menu.
When you click Set As Default, Visual FoxPro saves all the options on all tabs.
The following table describes tabs that appear in the Options dialog box.
Tab |
Options available |
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Set options for the visual class libraries and ActiveX controls to make available from the View Classes button on the Form Controls toolbar. |
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Set table options, such as whether to use Rushmore Query Optimization, enforce unique records in indexes, and specify the collating sequence, memo block size, record counter interval for searches, and locking/buffering options to use. |
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Set debugger display and trace options, such as windows, font, and colors. |
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Set font and color options for identifying program elements, such as comments and keywords in the Command window and in all editing windows, except those opened with the MODIFY FILE or MODIFY MEMO commands. |
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Set options for the controls to create when dragging tables or fields to a form from the Data Environment Designer, Database Designer, or Project Manager Window. |
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Set locations for the default Visual FoxPro directory, where Help is stored, and where auxiliary files are stored. |
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Set Form Designer options, such as the grid spacing, the scale units to use, the maximum design area, and what template classes to use. |
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Set data entry and programming options, such as specifying the warning sound, whether to log compilation errors, whether to automatically fill new records, what navigation keys to use, what color palette to use, and whether to warn before overwriting files. |
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Set formatting, appearance, and behavior settings for Visual FoxPro file types. |
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Set Project Manager options, such as whether to prompt for wizards, whether to run or modify files on double-click, and options for source control. For more information, see Project Manager Window. |
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Set formats for dates, times, currency, and numbers. |
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Set remote data access options, such as connection timeout values, the number of records to fetch at once, and how to use SQL for updates. |
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Configure settings for the Report Designer when creating reports. |
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Set interface options, such as whether to display a status bar, clock, command results, system messages, or a recently used project list. |
See Also
Tasks
How to: View and Change Environment Settings