System Preferences

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System Preferences

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Overview

 

The "System Preferences" tab relates to system, data and device information.

Only unpublished projects can have their settings edited.

 

 

This tab has several sections. Fill in/select the following options:

 

Regional Options

Date Format

Select one of the default date formats from the drop-down.

When selecting one of the available formats, consider the OS of the target device because it affects the date output.

Check the expected behavior for Windows Mobile/CE and Android devices below:

 

 

Windows Mobile/CE device

Android device

<Short Date>

Format: DD/MM/YYYY

Ex: 07/11/2018

Format: DD/MM/YYYY   Ex: 07/11/2018).

<Medium Date>

Format: DD MM YYYY   Ex: 07 Nov 2018).

<Long Date>

Format: DD < name of month > YYYY

Ex: 07 November 2018

Format: DD < name of month > YYYY   Ex: 07 November 2018)

<Full Date>

Format: <name of week day>, DD <name of month> YYYY

(ex: Wednesday, 07 November 2018)

 

As an alternative, enter a customized date format - click to view a syntax list to help you define an accepted custom date.

Date Separator

Define a date separator (<Default>; <Slash>; <Dash>;<Dot>).

Time Format

Select a time format (<Default>; <HH:MM:SS (12H)>; <HH:MM:SS (24H)>).

Program's file (MCL) encoding

Format File

Select a file format (<Ansi> or <UTF-16>).

Switch Backlight off (in Seconds)

On Battery

Select an option from the drop-down or enter the preferred value.

 

This option is NOT applicable to Android devices - they do NOT include the "Backlight" feature.

On AC

Select an option from the drop-down or enter the preferred value.

 

This option is NOT applicable to Android devices - they do NOT include the "Backlight" feature.

Device Options

Power Sleep

Select an option from the drop-down or enter the preferred value.

 

This option does NOT apply to Android devices.

Beeper

Select the preferred option from the drop-down (<Default>; <High>; <Medium>; <Low>).

Local Database Options

Location

Select the preferred option from the drop-down (<Default>; <Temp (Non-Persistent)>; <Shared>; <External Storage>; <External Shared>).

DB Name

Enter a name for the local database file. Always remember to keep the ".db" file extension.

Include in PDK

Check this option to include the local database in the PDK file when publishing the project.

 

 

The regional settings (date/time format) being defined in the "Regional Option" section are associated to the project's native language (the language used by the programmer in the original project). Since it is possible to add other languages to the project (localization), you can define a different regional setting for each project language. To do so, click (located on the upper right corner of the "Project Properties" window) and select a format among the available options. See To Associate a Regional Setting to a Project Language.

 

Click to apply the modifications OR  proceed to another tab.