The following list of variables belonging to the Config.ini configuration file's [SYSTEM] section pertain to code editing and debugging.
Indicates the path for all bitmaps for use in the application (for example, bitmaps selected using the Bitmap tool, or bitmaps selected using the Image Change drawing method for digital input tags).
Note: You must specify an existing directory; VTS does not automatically generate a new directory based on the specified path.
Default: BMPath = Bitmaps\
Identifies the name of the help file with which all tags are to be associated. VTS then uses the identified help file, along with a specified topic ID to locate and open specific help topics that pertain to the selected tag, or possibly to the tag's type. (For example, a help topic that pertains specifically to digital input tag "DI20_1", or a help topic that pertains to digital input tags in general.)
Once a help file is associated with an application via the HelpFile variable, it is necessary to identify the help topic (within that help file) to access for a selected tag. This is done using a "topic ID" – a unique index number assigned to each topic in the help file by the help author.
Topic IDs can be entered into the Help Search Key property that appears on the ID tab of the tag properties folder for all tag types. This enables developers to associate each tag with specific help topics existing within the help file specified by the HelpFile variable.
Once each tag has had a topic ID entered into its Help Search Key property, the associated help topic can be accessed by users in one of two ways:
By right-clicking the tag's drawing method and selecting the Help option from the shortcut menu.
By clicking the Help button that appears between the OK and Cancel buttons on each tag's properties folder.
Default: HelpFile = VTSGuides
Where dynamic language change support is provided, this should be set to the index of the current language (from an enumeration of the supported languages) whenever the language is changed. This provides a trigger for code which needs to rebuild message texts.
Default: Language = 0
Indicates whether or not most modal dialogs are to be made non-modal.
If set to invalid (as it is by default), then the application will default to the NoModal flag variable in Setup.INI (or its default if NoModal is not set in Setup.ini)
If set to 0 (false), then most modal dialogs are not made non-modal.
If set to 1 (true), then most modal dialogs are made non-modal.
Note: Warning – setting NoModal to other than its default can affect your application adversely if users are allowed to click off of dialogs that were intended to be modal.
Default: NoModal =
Indicates whether or not the Debugger should appear on top of all other screens.
If set to 0 (false), then the Debugger does not appear on top of all other screens (default).
If set to 1 (true), then the Debugger does appear on top of all other screens.
Default: OnTop = 0