Change a User Setting

{x UserSettings.bmp}

 

  • Click Tools/Options/User 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 User Settings

 

User Setting

Description/Notes

Valid Values

Default Value

Application Default Font

Sets the font to use when displaying information on the application forms.

Select font values from Windows Font form that will be shown.

 

Microsoft Sans Serif 8.25 Regular

Batch Size For Data Imports And Exports

This number will be overridden by the batch size limits for individual database providers.

Number

200

Batch Size For Random Data

Generation

Specifies number of random values to generate each time a new set of values the application can use is produced.

.

Number

50000

Default Application Font

Sets the font to use when displaying information on the application forms.

Select font values from Windows Font form that will be shown.

 

Microsoft Sans Serif 8.25 Regular

Default Data Destination Type

Default extract To type is specified here.

image\ExtractDataTo.gif

 

Relational Database

Default Data Source Type

Default extract From type is specified here.

image\ExtractDataFrom.gif

Relational Database

Default Extractor Definition Name

Default name for a new extractor definition.

String value.

MyExtract

Default Extractor Definitions Save Folder

Folder containing query definition files.

If you leave this blank, the default folder will be used.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

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

Limit Preview Rows

If true, then the extractor will use the Max Preview Rows field on the main form to determine how many rows to include in the preview output.

Selected/Not Selected

(True/False)

False

Preview All Rows

If true, then the extractor will output all rows to the preview output.

Selected/Not Selected

(True/False)

True

Save .Form Locations On Exit

Saves positions of main form and application message log window on screen so that they can be shown in same places when application is next run.

 

Checked/Unchecked

(True/False)

True

Show Installed Database Providers Only

If checked only database providers installed on your machine will be shown. Otherwise all database providers supported by the application will be shown, even if they are not installed. Attempts to use a non-installed provider will result in application errors.

 

Checked/Unchecked

(True/False)

True

Show Output Log

Determines whether or not the application message log window is visible.

See Messages Overview for more information.

Checked/Unchecked

(True/False)

True