Setup

Cascade Connect: Version 4.0
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# Chapter 6. Setup

Cascade Connect can be configured in two ways: by using the Cascade Connect Setup window, or by editing the configuration file directly. This chapter is organized by the option grouping of the Setup window. Each section explains the options of one group, such as Program Launch Options, Decimal Translation, and so on.

# 6.1. Setup window and configuration file

You can open the Cascade Connect Setup window by clicking on the icon.

The Setup window looks like this:

Figure 6-1. Cascade Connect Setup window

Cascade Connect takes the information entered in the Setup window and writes it to the configuration file, whose name has the format: ``filename`.ini`. Every option in the Setup window corresponds to one line in the configuration file. The explanation for each Setup window option also includes the configuration file syntax for that option, with this format:

        optionname    entry

As an alternative to using the Setup window, you can edit the configuration file directly, using the Windows Notepad program or any word-processor. A typical group of entries in a configuration file looks like this:

        # Set up hosts and domains
        host            node9.acme.com
        default         default
        domain          default
        tcpservice      cascade

The options in the configuration file can be written in any order, but are typically grouped by functionality, as in the Setup window. Here we list them alphabetically:

Option | Refer to:
--- | ---
`advise` | Allow Advise in Program Launch Options
`argument` | Program Argument in Program Launch Options
`autoexit` | Auto Exit in Program Launch Options
`autoreduce` | DB Bandwidth Reduce in Program Launch Options
`clientservice` | Client DDE Service in DDE and Name Settings
`clienttopic` | Client DDE Topic in DDE and Name Settings
`colonsub` | Domain Separator in Domain Settings
`debug` | Debug Mode in Program Launch Options
`decalways` | All Occurrences in Decimal Translation
`decfromqnx` | Coming from Server in Decimal Translation
`decnumbers` | Numbers in Strings in Decimal Translation
`dectoqnx` | Going to Server in Decimal Translation
`default` | Default Domain in Domain Settings
`domain` | Cascade Domains in Domain Settings
`host` | Server IP Addresses in TCP/IP Settings
`myservice` | Cascade DDE Service in DDE and Name Settings
`mytopic` | Cascade DDE Topic in DDE and Name Settings
`neverpoke` | Never Poke in Program Launch Options
`program` | Program to Launch in Program Launch Options
`qnxclient` | Server client name in DDE and Name Settings
`qnxname` | Connect Server name in DDE and Name Settings
`readonly` | Read Only Mode in Program Launch Options
`selectivepoke` | Poke Only Non-Advise in Program Launch Options
`tcpheartbeat` | TCP Heartbeat in DDE and Name Settings
`tcpservice` | TCP Service in TCP/IP Settings
`tcptimeout` | TCP Timeout in DDE and Name Settings

| Some option names include the string `"qnx"`. This is because Cascade Connect originally supported the QNX Operating System data server environment exclusively. We retain the `"qnx"` strings in these names for backward compatibility.

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