gb.ini File Parameters
The following identifies the parameters of the gb.ini file.
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Parameter |
Initial Value |
Comments |
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about_box_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "About GUIBuilder" dialog box. |
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bitmap_dir |
|
Tells GUIBuilder where to find the .BMP files used in the toolbar. |
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check_syntax |
No |
If set, GUIBuilder will syntax-check each code block before saving it to the .gbf structure. The user can also check syntax at any time with the menu selection Program->Check for Errors. |
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config_bbx |
..\..\config.min |
Location of the user's config.bbx file (used by Tools->VPRO/5 and by Program->Run). |
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copyright |
|
If set, this will be copied to the Copyright= line in .gbf files, which will cause a REM to be put at the beginning of generated programs. |
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current_dir |
|
The location of the most recently opened .gbf project file. |
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ddbuilder |
..\..\vpro5\ddbuild.exe |
DDBuilder program (should be ddbuild.exe). |
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editor |
|
If set, GUIBuilder will call this external editor rather than using the built-in editor. |
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error_list_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the error list window used to report syntax errors to the user. |
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event_list_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the event list window used to prompt the user to pick an event for a selected control. |
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find_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "find text" window. |
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help_file |
guibuild.hlp |
Name of the Windows Help file used by GUIBuilder. |
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include_comments |
Yes |
If set, this will be copied to the Remarks= line in .gbf files, which determines if the program will be tokenized with the -r flag (omit comments). |
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interpreter |
..\..\vpro5\vpro5.exe |
Fully qualified name of the Visual PRO/5 interpreter. |
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Intro_video_file |
|
Name of the file, if any, that displays an introductory video tutorial of GUIBuilder. |
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lister |
..\..\vpro5\pro5lst.exe |
Fully qualified name of the Visual PRO/5 stand-alone lister program. |
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main_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y[,W,H] location of the GUIBuilder main window. |
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memory_check_pages |
|
If set, this will be copied to the Pages= line in .gbf files, which will cause a test for minimum required memory to be put at the beginning of generated programs. |
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new_program_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the help screen that describes how to create a new program using GUIBuilder. |
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options_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the program options window (Program->Options). |
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other_code_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the Other Code window. |
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pick_event_help_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "Pick Events" help window. |
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precision |
|
If set, this will be copied to the Precision= line in .gbf files, which will generate a PRECISION line at the beginning of generated programs. (Range 1..16) |
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prefix |
|
If set, this will be copied to the Prefix= line in .gbf files, which will generate a PREFIX line at the beginning of generated programs. |
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program_extension |
bbx |
The extension for generated programs. A null setting (program_extension=) is legal, and will cause tokenized programs to be created with no extension. Source files have a hard-coded extension of .src. |
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recent_files |
4 |
Number of .gbf files to keep in the Most Recently Used list on the Files menu (range 0..9). |
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recent_file1.. recent_file9 |
|
The most recently used .gbf files (updated when each .gbf file is opened and when it is saved). |
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release |
Yes |
If set GUIBuilder will release Visual PRO/5, returning to Windows when you exit. |
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resbuilder |
..\..\vpro5\resbuild.exe |
Name of the resource editor program (Usually RESBUILD.EXE, but could be RESEDIT.EXE). |
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select_control_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "Select Control" window, for selecting among controls that overlap at the same screen location. |
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select_popup_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "Select Popup" window. |
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show_all_events |
Yes |
If set, the Event drop-down box will display all events, even if they will not be visible in the event loop of the generated program. |
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select_form_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the "Select Form" window. |
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show_forms |
All |
This will be copied to the 'Show Forms=' line in .gbf files, which determines how to initialize windows in generated programs. Legal values are None (or 0): initially hide all windows; First (or 1): initially hide all windows except for the first one found in the resource file; and All (or 2), the default: initially show all windows. |
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show_pick_event_help |
Yes |
Determines whether the user will see a dialog explaining that he/she is about to attach code to a given event. |
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show_welcome_window |
Yes |
Determines whether the user will see the initial welcome window when starting GUIBuilder. The user can click a checkbox on the welcome window to suppress it in the future. |
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splash_screen_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the initial copyright screen that comes up when starting GUIBuilder. |
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subroutine_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the window for typing in the name of a new subroutine or function. |
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tokenizer |
..\..\vpro5\pro5cpl.exe |
Fully qualified name of the Visual PRO/5 stand-alone tokenizer program. |
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use_carriage_returns |
No |
If set, GUIBuilder will create certain output files using CRLF line terminators default is LF only). |
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welcome_win |
-1,-1 |
X,Y location of the GUIBuilder welcome window. |