• *PROPERTY_DIFFERENCE Function
• *summary_groups_enum Function
• *variable_delegate Function
• *variable_name_normalize Function
• *variable_parent_restore Function
• *variable_parent_set Function
• *variable_to_script Function
• a5_cnvrt_dot_vars Function
• a5_copy_ask_vars Function
• a5_defaultvalue_get Function
• a5_defaultvalue_set Function
• A5_DEFINE_GLOBAL_VARS Function
• A5_DELETE_SETTINGS Function
• a5_dim_ask_vars Function
• A5_EXPORT_PROPS_TO_CMDS Function
• a5_extract_ask_vars Function
• a5_get_var_names Function
• a5_is_var_name_valid Function
• a5_javascript_property_to_attribute Function
• a5_list_user_vars Function
• A5_LOAD_SETTINGS Function
• a5_prompt_for_ask_vars Function
• a5_property_to_arguments Function
• a5_property_to_attribute Function
• A5_SAVE_SETTINGS Function
• a5w_resolvevariablesinoverridesettings Function
• all_variables Function
• CANCEL Function
• getenvironmentvariable Function
• GLOBAL_VARIABLES Function
• LOCAL_VARIABLES Function
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• propertyfromquerystring Function
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• SESSION_VARIABLES Function
• SHOWVAR Function
• submit_let Function
• variable_exists Function
• variable_name_normalize Function

A5_LOAD_SETTINGS Function

Syntax

Arguments

setting_name

The name of the setting, which becomes the record name in the dictionary table.

dot_var_name

The name of the dot variable containing the setting.

dictionary

Optional. Default = dictionary (.ALB file) for current database. The dictionary that will contain the setting.

Description

Reads the contents of a setting in a dictionary into a 'dot_variable'. Setting created by A5_SAVE_SETTINGS(). Record name is 'setting_name' and type is 'SAVU'.

Discussion

The A5_LOAD_SETTINGS() method loads settings that are stored in a dictionary by A5_SAVE_SETTINGS() into a Dot_Variable. The type of the record in the dictionary table is "SAVU".

Example

dim mysettings as P
dim mysettings.computer as C
dim retrieve_settings as P
mysettings.computer = "Compaq"
a5_save_settings("Desktop computer", mysettings)
a5_load_settings("Desktop computer", retrieve_settings)
? retrieve_settings
= computer = "Compaq"

Limitations

Desktop applications only.

See Also

• Variable Functions and Methods