General Project Settings

To access this dialog:

In the Project Settings dialog, select the General tab.

This screen, part of the Project Settings dialog, is used to manage project updates and scripting files, and contains the following fields:

Field Details:

Automatically add files already in project directory: ensure that any files already in the directory selected to be the project folder are included in the project file.

Automatically add files in project directory each time project is opened: ensure that any files added to the project directory outside of your application (for example, using Windows), since the project was last run, are added to the project. This selection will also ensure the Changes in Project Folder dialog is shown when changes are made to the project directory, allowing you to amend the update settings listed here.

Note that this does not include files known to be Studio project files; these will not be added to the project files list if detected.

Automatically update project (no prompts): the project file will be updated according to the settings above without user prompts. If disabled, prompts will be displayed when project changes are actioned.

Automatically Compress Files: select this check box to compress tables when saving to conserve disk space. Use where disk space is an issue as saving will be slower when this option is enabled. Do not use if there is plenty of space and maximum speed is desired. The default depends on the type of file being saved: extended precision files will be compressed by default, and single precision files will be saved without compression.

For more information on project precision values, see Project and File Precision.

File Exclusions: you can exclude certain files from triggering the 'project update' process. The list shown contains all currently excluded file types. You can use the wildcard symbols '?' and '*' to add variable data. File exclusions will be applied in the order shown in the resulting list. The following actions are possible:

Choose this...	...to do this
New File Exclusion	Create a new file exclusion, using wildcards if necessary.
Delete File Exclusion	Remove the highlighted exclusion from the list.
Move Exclusion Up	Move the selected exclusion up the list.
Move Exclusion Down	Move the selected exclusion down the list.

Scripting (optional): this area of the dialog allows you to display a script file (such as an HTML document) each time a project is opened. The following options are available:

Filename: the location of the script file you wish to associate with the current project.
Use Current: this button allows you to add the currently specified script filename to the Filename field.
Use Default: to add the default script filename, click this button.
Use Blank: to display a blank file, click this button.
Browse...: browse for script file using the Browse... button, or type in a path to a script here. The path can be absolute (fully qualified, e.g. "C:\Database\Scripts\Myscript.htm" or relative to the current project file, e.g. "\MyLocalScripts\MyScript.htm", where "MyLocalScripts" is a sub-folder of the current project directory.

	Related Topics
	The Project Settings dialog Project Wizard Project and File Precision