The initialization file is a text file that contains variables that specify your DataWindow Designer preferences. These preferences include information such as the last database you connected to and the PBL you are using. When you perform certain actions in DataWindow Designer, DataWindow Designer writes your preferences to the initialization file automatically.
Normally, you do not need to edit the initialization file. You can specify all your preferences by taking an action, such as resizing a window or opening a new application, or by selecting Design>Options from one of the painters. But sometimes a variable does not appear by default in the options sheet for the painter. In this case, you can use a text editor to modify the variable in the appropriate section of the initialization file.
Do not use a text editor to edit the DataWindow Designer initialization file while DataWindow Designer is running. DataWindow Designer caches the contents of initialization files in memory and overwrites your edited DataWindow Designer initialization file when it exits, ignoring changes.
The DataWindow Designer initialization file uses the Windows INI file format. It has three types of elements:
Section names, which are enclosed in square brackets
Keywords, which are the names of preference settings
Values, which are numeric or text strings, assigned as the value of the associated keyword
A variable can be listed with no value specified, in which case the default is used.
Some sections are always present by default, but others are created only when you specify different preferences. If you specify preferences for another painter or tool, DataWindow Designer creates a new section for it at the end of the file.
DW.INI is installed in the Sybase\DataWindow Designer 2.5 directory.
