General Project Settings

The General Project Properties are used to set which format the project is to be saved in and to encrypt it or not.

To modify the Project's General Properties, select the project item in the project resource window to open the Movicon 'Properties Window'.

 

 

Crypted Project

Movicon saves all the project files in XML format to allow the programmer to open and make changes to the project files and resources by using a simple text editor or an XML editor. When enabling this property, the project file will be saved in encrypted format and, therefore, it will only be possible to open it with a Movicon editor.

 

Crypted Project Resources

Movicon saves all the project files in XML format to allow the programmer to open and make changes to the project files and resources by using a simple text editor or an XML editor. When enabling this property, the project's resource files will be saved in encrypted format and, therefore, it will only be possible to open them  with a Movicon editor.

 

Crypted Sting Table

Movicon saves all project string files in XML format to allow the programmer to open and modify these files by using a simple text editor or an XML editor.  When enabling this property, the files from the project's String Table will be saved in encrypted format and, therefore, it will only be possible to open them  with the Movicon editor despite whether or not the actual project has been encrypted.

 

Unicode Project

When enabling this property, the whole project will be saved in the UTF-16 Unicode format.

 

Zipped Project

When enabling this property, the whole project will be saved in zipped format. Files will be zipped and unzipped by Movicon automatically in real-time and, therefore, transparent to the programmer. This will slightly effect performances in design and runtime mode but carries the advantage of occupying less disk space.

 

Multi-language Log Management

Movicon 11 allows you to save Alarm "ID-String" text contents in the special "$(ID-String)" format that enables objects, such as the Movicon "Historical Log Window" or the "Grid" objects, to translate "ID-Strings" according to the language currently active in the project of the Historical Alarm Log saved in the Data Base.

 

For further information on the "Historical Log Window", see the paragraph relating to  "Traduzione Multi-lingua degli ID-Stringa per la Finestra Log Storico";

 

For further information on the "Data Logger and Recipe Window",  see the paragraph relating to  "Traduzione Multi-lingua degli ID-Stringa per la Finestra Data Logger e Ricette";

 

For further information on the "Grid" object, see the paragraph relating to  "Traduzione Multi-lingua degli ID-Stringa per l'oggetto Griglia".

 

 The Movicon Window objects such as the Historical Log Window, Grid and Data Logger-Recipe Window objects can translate texts in the tables containing ID-Strings with the special "$(ID-String)" format into different languages.

 

 

Save Backup

When this property is enabled, a "Project Backup" file will be created every time the project is saved. For further information on "Project Backup" files, please see the section on "Project Files".

 

Increase Project Build Number

By enabling this property, the project build will be increased each time the project is saved. Otherwise, the build will always remain the same and the Backup file, created after each save, will always have the same name and will be overwritten each time a save is performed.  For further information on 'Project Backup Files', please refer to "Project Files".

 

Default ODBC Plugin

This property is used to select which ODBC driver is to be used for default by the Movicion project to create the historical log DSNs.  This driver will be used only if no other DSN has been created manually and associated in the historicals' "ODBC DSN" property.  For further information please see  "Project ODBC Plugins".

The drivers that can currently be selected are:

 

 

ODBC Settings

This command opens the window which is used to set the DSN configuration parameters concerning the the ODBC driver selected in the "Default ODBC Plugin" property.  For further information. please refer to  "ODBC Plugin List".

 

SMTP Settings

This command opens the SMTP plug-in settings window which is used to "Export and Send Mail"  commands or reports associated to the DataLoggers/Recipes.  The SMTP plug-in used is the same one used by the Alarm Dispatcher. For further information on the settings' parameters see paragraph  "Sending E-mails via SMTP".

The plug-in editor generates a file with the name of "smtp_direct.settings" in the "ProjectName\DATA" folder.

 

Default Screen Width

This property sets the default width in pixels of the Screen window to be created.

 

Default Screen Height

This property sets the default height in pixels of the Screen window is to be created.

 

Project Folder

The project's work folder path is shown in this property. The work folder will open in a Windows Resource Explorer resource window when cliking the browse button to the right of this field.

Default Screen Color

This property sets the default background color with which the Screen window is to be created..

For further information please refer to the paragraph on "Colour Threshold Settings in Drawings and Controls".

 

Enable Buzzer

This property is used to enablle the buzzer to sound at runtime when clicking on a clickable object, such as Buttons, Displays, Spin or symbols,which has enabled with a Command List  in order to a sound alert when actions are being performed clickable objects on screen.  

The default buzzer sound is produced by the “Beep.wav” file located in the Visu+ installation folder.  If this file does not exist, the buzzer sound will be managed by the default operating system's beep.

 

It is also possible to reproduce the sound in a Web Client session by clicking the object on screen.  In this case, the reproduced sound will be the operating system's default beep.  

 

Buttons belonging to VB Dialog windows, or objects where the Click is managed at VB Script level, are not managed with the buzzer sound.  

  

The Buzzer cannot be reproduced from a Web Client session.

 

 

"Buzzer Sound Duration (ms)"

When the “Enable Button Sound” property has been enabled, this property is used to set the button’s maximum sound duration in milliseconds.  The “0” Default value enables the sound to last the whole duration the mouse clicker remains pressed down on the object.

 

This property is ignored when the sound is produced with Operating System's buzzer.

 

 

 

Legacy Project Files

This command saves the entire Project, including all Project files, Resource files, and String Table files, by using a special legacy encryption key which is unique to Movicon.  Once this has been done, you will only be able to edit the Project using the Movicon eidtor and no other.

Once the project has been saved in legacy format, it can only be opened in the Movicon platform on which the Project was saved in the legacy format and the encryption options ("Crypted Project", "Crypted Project Resources" and "Crypted String Table") will be marked but and unresponsive to mouse clicks.  When activating the command to set this type of project protection, a warning window will show asking you to confirm the operation:

 

Caution:  the project files will be saved in legacy format.

To recover the standard format or XML format, you will be asked to enter the security key provided by the manufacturer.

Do you wish to continue?

 

 

Caution! Once the project has been saved in legacy format hense activated with protection, you will need to enter a "legacy" password issued by the manufacturer only, in order to remove protection.  

 

The "Legacy Project Files" can be made visible or invisible in the Property Window while in development mode by using the boolean key from the  "AllowBlockProject" Constraints file.  When the value of the key is set at "1", the button will show in the Property Window.  When set to the "0" value, the button will not be available in the Property Window.  The default value of this key is  "0" and, therefore, if the key is not present in the Contraints file, the button will not show in the Properties Window.

Screen Color Number

This property allows you to select a set of default colors to be used when creating the screen.

 

Get Connected Device Screen Size

This function allows you to set the default screen sizes according to the characteristics of the WinCE target PC where the project is to be exported.  Before using this function, you will need to setup a connection between the desktop PC and the target PC with ActiveSync.

 

Alphanumeric Pad Screen

The name of the Screen to be used as a Alphanumeric Pad instead of the one proposed by Movicon for default is entered in this  box. For further information on how customized Alphanumeric Pads work see the section on  "Numeric and Alphanumeric Screens".

 

Numeric Pad Screen

The name of the Screen to be used as a Numeric Pad instead of the one proposed by Movicon for default is entered in this  box. For further information on how customized Numeric Pads work see the section on  "Numeric and Alphanumeric Screens".

 

Get Password Screen

The name of the Screen to be used as the password dialog window for user logins, to replace the one proposed by Movicon for default, is defined here. For further information on how custom Password Dialog windows work please refer to  "Custom Password Dialog Windows".

 

Expired Password Screen

The name of the Screen to be used as the expired user password is defined in this box to replace the one proposed by Movicon for default. For further information on how custom expired password screen work please refer to  "Custom Password Dialog Windows".

 

Trace Comment Screen (Audit)

This field is used to define the name of customized screen/s to be used as a trace window enabled with a variable to replace the one proposed for default by Movicon (This type of screen is not supported by Web client).

For further information on Trace Comment Screens, please refer to the section on  "Customizing Comment Dialog Windows".

 

ACK Comment Screen (Audit)

This field is used to define the name of the customized screen/s to be used as the alarm comment window instead of the one proposed for default by Movicon (This type of screen is not supported by Web client).

For further information on ACK Comment Screens, please refer to the section on  "Customizing Comment Dialog Windows".

 

Caption

This property, when enabled, allows the caption bar to be displayed in the customized "Alphanumeric Pad Screen", "Numeric Pad Screen", "Get Password Screen" and "Expired Password Screen".

 

Border

When enabled, this property allows the border to be shown around the customized "Alphanumeric Pad Screen", "Numeric Pad Screen", "Get Password Screen" and "Expired Password Screen".

 

Resize Border

When enabled, this property allows the  customized "Alphanumeric Pad Screen", "Numeric Pad Screen", "Get Password Screen" and "Expired Password Screen" window frames to be resized at Runtime.  This can also be done using the mouse and the usual Windows' techniques.

 

System Menu

When enabled, this property consents the System Menu to be displayed in the caption bar in the  customized "Alphanumeric Pad Screen", "Numeric Pad Screen", "Get Password Screen" and "Expired Password Screen" screen windows.  This setting will have no effect if the "Caption Bar" has not been enabled.  The System Menu can be accessed through the icon found on the top left of the caption bar.

When enabling this property, the button for closing the window will also be made visible on the caption bar's top right.

 

The System Menu is not displayed in Windows CE platforms.

 

Multilanguage Alarm Log management

When the "Multilanguage Alarm Log" option is enabled, Movicon will automatically save the "ID-Strings" contained in Alarm texts in the "$(ID-String)" special format which is interpreted by the objects, such as the Movicon "Historical Log Window" or "Grid", to translate the "ID-String" according to the language which is active at runtime regarding the Alarm log messages saved on Data Base.

 

For further information on the 'Historial Log window' see paragraph: "Multilanguage historical log management";

For further information on the 'Grid' object see paragraph: "Grid Style Properties".

 

Even when this option is not active, the Movicoon Window objects, such as the 'Log Window', 'Grid' object and the Data 'Logger-Recipe Window', will be capable of translating texts in the multilanguages that exist in the Database table containing ID-Strings in the "$(ID-String)" special format.

 

 

 

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