General options

In the list of options, select General to specify values concerning the backing up and saving of your MDQ files. The fields in this dialog are as follows:

Field

Description

Auto-save files every n minutes (where n represents a number)

This spin button indicates the time interval at which to automatically save opened MDQ files. The default value is 0.

Show Banner

This check box specifies whether to display the banner, which appears between the title bar and the menu bar of the Database Interface Designer window. The default setting is enabled.

Backup on save

This check box specifies whether to create a backup copy of each MDQ file when the file is saved. The default setting is enabled.

Configuration File

Enter the name of the resource configuration (.mrc) file to use to resolve resource aliases.