Change Folder Settings

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  • Click Tools/Options/Folder Settings menu item.
  • Make changes to any of the settings displayed on the form.
  • To Save changes:
    • Click Apply to save changes and remain in the options form.
    • or
    • Click OK to save changes and return to main form.
    • or
    • Click Settings/Accept menu item to save changes and return to main form.
  • To Cancel changes that have not yet been saved:
    • Click Cancel button.
    • or
    • Click Settings/Cancel menu item.
  • To back out changes made since last save:
    • Click Reset button.
  • To restore the original installation settings:
    • Click Settings/Restore.
    • CAUTION: This will overwrite any settings changes you have made since the application was installed.
  • To print the settings:
    • Click Tools/Options/Settings/Print Preview or Tools/Options/Settings/Print.
    • Click Tools/Options/Settings/Page Setup to adjust the format of the output

 

Valid Values for Folder Settings

 

Folder Setting

Description/Notes

Valid Values

Default Value

Default Data Grid Export Folder

Default folder for storing output from data grid exports..

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\ YourUsername \Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\DataExports\

Default Destination Access Database Folder

Default folder for saving extractor outputs in Microsoft Access format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Destinations\Access\

Default Destination Delimited Text File Folder

Default folder for saving extractor outputs in Delimited Text File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Destinations\TextFiles\Delimited\

Default Destination Excel Data File Folder

Default folder for saving extractor outputs in Microsoft Export format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Destinations\Excel\

Default Destination Fixed Length Text File Folder

Default folder for saving extractor outputs in Fixed Length Text File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Destinations\TextFiles\FixedLength\

Default Destination Xml File Folder

Default folder for saving extractor outputs in XML File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Destinations\XML\

Default Extractor Definitions Save Folder

Default folder for saving Extractor definition files.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Definitions\

Default Query Definitions Folder

Default folder for saving SQL query definitions.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\ YourUsername \Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\QueryDefs\

Default Source Access Database Folder

Default folder for containing extractor data sources in Microsoft Access format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Sources\Access\

Default Source Delimited Text File Folder

Default folder for containing extractor data sources in Delimited Text File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Sources\TextFiles\Delimited\

Default Source Excel Data File Folder

Default folder for containing extractor data sources in Microsoft Excel format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Sources\Excel\

Default Source Fixed Length Text File Folder

Default folder for containing extractor data sources in Fixed Length Text File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Sources\TextFiles\FixedLength\

Default Source Xml File Folder

Default folder for containing extractor data sources in XML File format.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

C:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\pfApps\pfDataExtractor\Sources\XML\

 

For the above folder settings, if you leave the setting blank, the default folder will be used.