In the development environment, the setting of the Automatically Connect to Database system option controls whether DataWindow Designer connects to the database when you open a painter requiring a connection (the default) or automatically when you start DataWindow Designer.
To set the Automatically Connect to Database option
in DataWindow Designer:
Select Tools>System Options from the menu bar.
The System Options dialog box displays.
On the General tab page, select or clear the Automatically Connect to Database check box as follows:
Select the check box The next time you start DataWindow Designer, it automatically connects to the database at startup and stays connected throughout the session until you exit.
Clear the check box (Default) The next time you start DataWindow Designer, it connects to the database only when you open one of the following painters requiring a connection: Database, Report, or Query. It does not connect to the database automatically at startup.
Click OK or Apply.
DataWindow Designer saves your AutoConnect setting in the registry.
DataWindow Designer connects to the database you used last when you open a painter that accesses the database. DataWindow Designer determines which database you used last by reading a setting in the registry.
This book describes how to connect to your database when you are working in the DataWindow Designer development environment.
