Change an Application Setting

  • Click Tools/Options/Application Settings menu item.
  • Make any changes to the Setting Value column.
  • 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.
  • To Cancel changes that have not yet been saved:
    • Click Cancel button.
  • To back out changes made since last save:
    • Click Reset button.
  • To restore the original installation settings:
    • Click Tools/Options/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 Application Settings

 

App Setting

Description/Notes

Valid Values

SaveErrorMessagesToErrorLog

Determines whether or not error messages are save to special app error log.

True

False

ApplicationLogFileName

Name of the file to which application error messages will be written.

File name plus extension.

ApplicationName

Name of application. This will affect some of the display areas of the application.

Should generally be pfEncryptor unless tech support directs you to make a change.

HelpFileName

Only change this value if help file is not in same folder as executable.

File name plus extension.

AppConfigManager Path

Path to the appConfigManager program. (Default is to leave this value blank. pfEncryptor assumes the appConfigManager is in the same folder as pfEncryptor executable.)

Generally, you should leave this value blank. Only supply a valid Windows file path if the appConfigManager app has been moved.

DefaultKeyIVSaveFolder

Folder where files containing Key and IV values will be saved.

Leave blank to accept a default path which will be in your MyDocuments folder path.

Enter a path if you wish to save Key/IV files to another folder.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

DefaultEncryptionDefinitionsFolder

Folder where files containing Encryption Definition values will be saved.

Leave blank to accept a default path which will be in your MyDocuments folder path.

Enter a path if you wish to save Encryption Definition files to another folder.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank

DefaultDecryptionDefinitionsFolder

Folder where files containing Decryption Definition values will be saved.

Leave blank to accept a default path which will be in your MyDocuments folder path.

Enter a path if you wish to save Decryption Definition files to another folder.

Valid Windows file path
or
Blank