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+ | ACTIVE VIEWS | ||
+ | Select which views you want to be active when the program runs an Edit Session. Each view is accessible by a tab on the left-side of the page. | ||
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+ | At present, the MARC view must always be selected (thus, it is grayed out). All other views are optional. | ||
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+ | NOTE: In the current version, the edit session must be closed and re-opened in order for changes to this option to take effect. | ||
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+ | This option allows you to set the mode the program should open a file in whenever you select a file using the ' | ||
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+ | If this option is set to a non-default value (such as 'Edit Session' | ||
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+ | The default behavior in MARC Report has always been to first select the file that you want to work with, and then to select what you want to do with the file. The ' | ||
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+ | For example, if your primary use of the program is to validate and edit records, then you might set this option to 'Edit session' | ||
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+ | On the other hand, if you are using the program in a variety of modes, it might be best not to use this option, as it could become an annoyance. | ||
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+ | This option is similar to the ' | ||
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+ | To compensate for this potential annoyance-factor, | ||
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+ | Note: Selecting a mode from the dropdown list has no effect unless the checkbox above it is also selected. | ||
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+ | USE WINAPI FOR EDIT SESSION BACKUPS | ||
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+ | This option is selected by default and there is usally no reason to change this. | ||
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+ | By default, MARC Report queries the Windows API to locate the folder it should use for what Windows considers " | ||
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+ | If you receive one of these errors, try unselecting this option, re-starting the program, and test that an edit session runs correctly. (When this option is unselected, MARC Report makes a subdirectory in the user's My Documents area for these temporary files.) | ||
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+ | Note: this option will be ignored: | ||
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+ | 1) if you followed the steps on the wiki to redirect your home folder | ||
+ | 2) if you followed the steps on the wiki for a 'flash drive' installation | ||
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+ | In both of these cases, the winAPI is already being circumvented. |