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Setting Scripting Preferences

You set scripting preferences from the Development Tools Options window.

To set scripting options

1. From the Siebel Tools View menu, select Options.

   The Development Tools Options window appears.

2. Click the Scripting tab.

   The following table describes the fields in the Scripting Options tab.

   Area	Field	Description
   Font	Name	Used to select the font for display of scripts.
   	Size	Used to select the font size for display of scripts.
   Script Assist	Allows you to set Script Assist options. For more information on Script Assist, see Setting Script Assist Preferences. NOTE:  You must have the ST eScript Engine enabled to use these features. For more information, see About the ST eScript Engine.
   	Enable Method Listing	Enables Script Assist to display a drop-down of all methods and properties available for a declared object.
   	Tab width	Defines the number of spaces for a tab character. The default is four spaces.
   	Enable Auto Complete	When checked, will auto complete a given term when the minimal number of unique characters have been entered. Additionally, this setting will auto complete method or property names, presenting a drop-down list for strings that are not unique.
   	Auto Indent	When checked, each succeeding line is indented to the position set by the current line.
   	Enable Favorites	When checked, the most frequently used object, method, and property names will appear in italics at the top of the Script Assist window.
   	Engine Settings	Allows you to set options for the ST eScript Engine. For more information on these settings, see Setting ST eScript Engine Options.
   Language	Default language for new scripts	A drop-down list allows you to choose the scripting language, either eScript or Visual Basic.
   	Browser script compilation folder	This field allows you to specify the folder where your browser scripts will reside. This also determines where browser scripts are generated, such as C:\Program Files\Siebel\8.0\web client\PUBLIC\enu. In this case, browser script files are generated to C:\Program Files\Siebel\8.0\web client\PUBLIC\enu\<genbscript time stamped folder>\bscripts\all.
   Debugging	Allows you to set options for the Siebel Debugger. For more information, see About the Siebel Debugger.
   	Adjust breakpoint to next valid line	When breakpoints are deleted on invalid lines, this option creates a breakpoint at the next valid line.
   	Make debugger window active when debugging	The Siebel Debugger window appears whenever you are in debug mode.
   	Always enter the debugger when an error occurs	The Siebel Debugger window appears whenever a script error occurs.