Options Dialog Box

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Lets you set different categories of options.

When you choose Set As Default, which appears on every tab in the dialog box, Visual FoxPro saves all the options on all tabs.

Tab Options

Tabs available in Options dialog box

The options are grouped onto the following tabs.

Tab To access these features
View Interface options, such as whether to display a status bar, clock, command results, system messages, or a recently used project list.
General Data entry and programming options, such as setting 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.
Data Table options, such as whether to use Rushmore optimization, whether to enforce uniqueness using indexes, the memo clock size, the record counter interval for searches, and what locking options to use.
Remote
Data
Remote data access options, such as connection timeout values, the number of records to fetch at once, and how to use SQL for updates.
File
Locations
Locations for the default Visual FoxPro directory, where Help is stored, and where auxiliary files are stored.
Forms Form Designer options, such as the grid spacing, the scale units to use, the maximum design area, and what template classes to use.
Projects Project Manager options, such as whether to prompt for wizards, whether to run or modify files on double-click, and options for source control.
Controls Options for what visual class libraries and ActiveX controls to make available from the View Classes button on the Form Controls toolbar.
Regional Formats for dates, times, currency, and numbers.
Debug Debugger display and trace options, such as what font and color to use.
Syntax
Coloring
Font and color options for identifying elements of programs such as comments and keywords.
Field
Mapping
Options for what controls to create when dragging tables or fields to a form from the Data Environment Designer, Database Designer, or Project Manager.