Controls access to the extended attribute system tables by specifying whether you want DataWindow Designer to create these tables. The extended attribute system tables (also known as the extended catalog) consist of five tables that contain default extended attribute information for your database.
By default, the Use Extended Attributes check box is selected in the Database Preferences property sheet. This setting creates the extended attribute system tables the first time you connect to a database using DataWindow Designer.
All database interfaces
You cannot set the Use Extended Attributes database preference in code.
In the Database painter, select or clear the Use Extended Attributes check box in the Database Preferences property sheet as follows:
Select the check box (Default) Creates the extended attribute system tables when connecting to the database for the first time.
Clear the check box Does not create the extended attribute system tables if they do not exist. Instead, the DataWindow painter use the appropriate default values for extended attributes (such as headers, labels, and text color). If the extended attribute system tables already exist, DataWindow Designer does not use them when you create a new DataWindow object.
The Use Extended Attributes check box in the Database Preferences property sheet is selected by default.
If you clear the Use Extended Attributes check box in the Database Preferences property sheet, DataWindow Designer does not do any of the following:
Create the extended attribute system tables
Insert, update, or delete rows in the extended attribute system tables
Select information (such as header names) from the extended attribute system tables
Execute statements that reference the extended attribute system tables
