Project Properties

When you create a project using Prescient Author you can set the properties like setting path for the project, specifying database name, server name etc.

Following are steps to set project properties

1. Click on the File menu from Prescient Author main menu toolbar and select Project Propreties menu.
2. You can specify the name for your project in Project Name text box.
3. You can select the date format form Date Format combo box.
4. Prescient Author provides various thems for your project. You can select the theme by clicking on Theme button ( Refer to Select Theme).
5. Specify the path for the project file in Project Path text box or you can click on Browse button to select the path. Selected path will appear in the Project Path text box.
6. You have to select the version of Microsoft Visual Studio from Visual Studio combo box.
7. Select the server for the backend database from Database Server combo box.
8. Perscient Author allows two types of connection strings i.e. Auto and Manual.
9. If you select Auto then you need to select server and specify the database name and Prescient Author will write the connection string automatically.
10. If you select Manual then you have to write entire connection String in the Ctext box below.
11. If the Database Server is Oracle then you should specify the Tablespace Name, Server ID, User ID and Password.
12. Specify the name for your database in the Database text box.
13. There are two authentication mode one is Windows authentication and second is Server authentication.
14. For server authentication you have to specify User Id and password.
15. You can select the logo that will be displayed on the forms by clicking on Browse button.
16. You can select the Add/Update/Delete Confirmations check box if you want conformation message while adding/updating/deleting record.
17. To save the setting you can click on Ok button.

Example of Project Properties

Following example shows setting properties for 'Project1'