The project options for a project include:

• General application options (title, version number, icon, and whether to show load progress)


• Startup options (auto-created designer instances)


• Build options (hints/warnings, compiler defines, search paths, output paths and file names, output compression, and icon font options)

The available project options will differ depending upon whether the application is a visual client application, a non-visual client application, or a server application.

Use the following steps to modify the project options for a project:

• Click on the Project tab on the main menu.



• Click on the Project Options button on the Project menu.
  
  

The Project Options dialog will now appear:



After making any changes, click on the OK button to save the changes, or the Cancel button to discard the changes.

General Options (Visual Client and Server)

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For visual client applications, the General page provides options for specifying the title and version number for the application, the icon to display in the browser window for the application, and whether or not to show load progress.



For non-visual client applications, the General page is not available.

For server applications the General page provides options for specifying the title and version number for the application.




Startup (Visual Client and Server)

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For visual client applications, the Startup page allows you to specify which forms or databases in the project should be auto-created at application startup, as well as which form should be considered the main form for the application. The main form is automatically created and shown at application startup. The first form in the list of auto-create forms and databases is automatically designated as the main form of the application, but you can select a different form as the main form using the combo box at the top of the page.



All updates to the main form and/or the auto-create forms and databases list will be reflected in the project source file. The following shows the project source file that corresponds to the auto-create forms and databases list above:



For non-visual client applications, the Startup page is not available.

For server applications, the Startup page allows you to specify which request handlers or databases in the project should be auto-created at application startup, as well as which request handler should be considered the main form for the application. The main request handler is automatically created and used as the routing point for the incoming web server request at application startup. The first request handler in the list of auto-create request handlers and databases is automatically designated as the main request handler of the application, but you can select a different request handler as the main request handler using the combo box at the top of the page.



All updates to the main request handler and/or the auto-create request handlers and databases list will be reflected in the project source file. The following shows the project source file that corresponds to the auto-create request handlers and databases list above:




Build (Visual, Non-Visual, and Server)

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For visual and non-visual client applications and server applications, the Build page allows you to configure the compilation options for the application.

Visual client applications:



Non-visual client applications:



Server applications:




Please see the Building Applications topic for more information on building projects.