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Set with Preference Equivalents

Use the Set command to change user preferences in Analyzer. Set allows you to customize the Analyzer environment to suit your needs. See Set with No Preference Equivalents for additional Set command options without preference equivalents.

Some preferences have equivalents in the Analyzer graphical user interface. The following preferences can be set either through the Tools/Options dialog or in command mode.

The table below lists the command mode Set option with its equivalent preference location. These preferences are described in Analyzer Preferences.

Set Option in Command Mode

Equivalent Analyzer Preference

SET BEEP 0-255

Beep When Task Completes

SET CENTURY 0-99

Start of Century Date

SET DATE 'date-format'

Date Display Format

SET DEFAULT

Available in all Option tabs (see also Set Default)

SET DESIGNATION

Global Page Title

SET EXACT {ON|OFF}

Exact Character Comparisons

SET INTERNATIONAL <TO> “dtlYMD”

Numeric Options and Date Options contain various international settings (also see Set International)

SET MARGIN {LEFT|RIGHT|TOP|BOTTOM} <TO> n

Margins

SET MONTHS <TO> 'Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec'

Abbreviations for Month Names

SET ORDER <TO> n

Sort Order

SET OVERFLOW {ON|OFF}

Stop on Numeric Overflow

SET PERIODS <TO> 'period1,period2...'

Aging Periods

SET PICTURE “numeric format”

Default Numeric Format

SET SAFETY {ON|OFF}

Warn Before Overwriting Files (or also see Set Safety)

SET SQLASCII {ON|OFF}

Convert Imported Unicode Data to ASCII (or also see Set SQLASCII)

SET TEMP <TO> <FOLDER>

Use Temporary Object Prefix

SET TEST {ON|OFF}

Show Group Tests in Log

SET VERIFY {ON|OFF|BLANK}

Verify Data

SET WIDTH <TO> n

Expression Field Width

 

Set Default

Set International

Set Safety

Set SQLASCII