SetStartup Commands

The SetStartup commands are used to configure the user interface for the processing of a particular file.  EMUE processes the SetStartup commands when a script file is loaded in order to setup the environment before the script is processed.  The SetStartup commands are ignored during the processing of the script file and are only processed again when the user clicks the option on the Tools menu to Reload Settings From File.

The use of SetStartup commands eliminates the need to manually set interface options when EMUE is started and can be used to fully automate the startup process.

For these reasons, it is recommended that each script set all of the SetStartup commands upon which its behavior depends, even if it is normally the default value.  This will prevent unexpected execution problems should the default settings be changed in the future.

Note: SetStartup command parameters must always be literal strings, and should always be enclosed in double-quotes.

Note:  Many of the SetStartup command have user-defined default values.  There are original or “factory” defaults, however they can  be changed easily in the user interface, so they are noted in this manual when necessary for clarification.

Note: EMUE 2.0 differs from previous versions as to when SetStartup commands are retrieved from the script file and processed.  Every time a script file is opened, EMUE 2.0 loads the default connection settings and the default environment settings, then EMUE 2.0 processes the SetStartup commands that are in the script file.