When you are ready to run your application in production mode, you may want to hide the ZIM prompt which is known as the backscreen. You can change the setting dynamically using the $setproperty method. You can also find the current setting using the $getproperty method. backscreen hide yes | no Specifies if the application…
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century threshold n default century n where n is a numeric entry (see below for more information) These two configuration options control the century used when date-masked fields contain ‘ YY’ instead of ‘ YYYY’. If a field is masked only with ‘ YY’ and not ‘ YYYY’, then the end-user cannot enter the century,…
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sort buffers nn where nn is the maximum amount of memory (KB) that can be used when sorting data. If the requested amount of memory is not available, all available memory up to the limit specified by nn is used. During a sorting process, fields of data to be sorted are extracted and put into…
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backscreen prompt yes | no Specifies whether the ZXClient prompt will be available when upon its start-up, that is, the user will not be able to interact with the prompt. The end result is that the user must follow the instructions provided by the Zim application. Valid Settings yes indicates prompt is available whereas no…
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user name directory yes/no It specifies that the working directory for the user starting a Zim session must be named after the user number or the user name. For example, with : user name directory yes work path /usr/users Users will get work paths like: /usr/users/Chris /usr/users/Deborah instead of /usr/users/00001 /usr/users/00002 The default setting is…
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parameter size nn where nn specifies the maximum size of any single IN-type parameter or local variable used in an application program’s procedures. IN parameters and local variables are stored internally as VARCHAR variables with a maximum size of nn. If the size of any IN parameters or local variables is larger than the default…
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runtime buffers nn where nn is the number of in-memory data buffers used when writing or reading compiled programs to or from the disk. Each buffer holds 1 KB. Increasing the number of buffers improves system performance, but increases the amount of internal memory needed. Specify any whole number within the permitted range, provided that…
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work path path where path is the disk directory path to the temporary work files for a session. The work path is valid for all users accessing the database and is formed by adding the work path with the user number that is entering the database at that time. For example: work path /usr/users Users…
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directories nn where nn is the number of Zim directories that can be accessed at any one time. Valid Settings nn = numeric entry 3 to 200 Windows 10 UNIX 10
file statistics yes | no Specifies if statistics concerning the number of logical and physical input/output operations are to be recorded. The statistics are written to a text file called zimstats in the user’s work path. This option provides information about the file usage in the current Zim session whereas Zim Explore provides the same…
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