Options dialog: General tab

The General tab of the Options dialog in Interactive SQL has the following components:

When an error occurs Select an option to control how Interactive SQL responds when it encounters an error while executing statements from a command file. Depending on the option you choose, Interactive SQL can continue executing the file, stop executing the file, or shut down. The default setting is Prompt.

Echo command files to log If you select this option, Interactive SQL logs SQL statements that are executed from command files to the log file.

By default, command files are copied to the log.

Folders: When browsing for files, where should the browser start? Select one of the following options to specify which directory Interactive SQL uses first when browsing for files. If you wish to use this setting in subsequent Interactive SQL sessions, click Make Permanent after selecting one of the following options.

Last folder used If you select this option, the initial browser directory is the one where you last used the file browser. This is the default setting.
Current folder If you select this option, the initial directory used by the browser is the current folder, as defined by the operating system.

Fast Launcher When the fast launcher is turned on, Interactive SQL will remain in memory for a configurable length of time after you close it (default is 30 minutes). If you restart Interactive SQL within this time, the process with terminate and will release its resources to the operating system.

Enable Fast Launcher Select this option to turn on the fast launcher. The fast launcher is turned on by default. If you want to trun the fast launcher off, clear this checkbox. You must log out and log in again for these settings to take effect.

The fast launcher process requires additional memory, and the impact on application startup time depends on your system configuration.

Configure Fast Launcher Opens the Interactive SQL Fast Launcher Configuration window where you can configure the TCP/IP port used by the fast launcher and set the inactivity timer.

File Association on Windows, you can make Interactive SQL the default editor for .sql files.

To make Interactive SQL the default editor for .SQL and plan files, select this option.

To make Interactive SQL the default editor for .SQL and graphical plan files on Windows, select this option. SQL Anywhere graphical planfiles have the extension .saplan.

If you select this option, Windows uses Interactive SQL to automatically open the file when you double-click on it. Interactive SQL does not run the file automatically.