Defines the options for Format Builder. These options control the overall operation of Format Builder. Click Tools > Options from the format builder menu to invoke the following options.
Table 8-1 Format Builder Options
Field
Definition
Default Message Format Version
Select the MFL version used when creating new documents.
Note:
Message formats contain their own format version specified on the Message Format pane.
Character Encoding Options
Default Message Format (MFL) Encoding
Select the character encoding default for the Message Format Layout (MFL) from the list of encoding names and descriptions. This defines the format that your MFL document and XML output will take.
Default Field Code Page
Select the default field code page from the list of non-XML formats. This selection will be the default code page for each field that is created in your MFL document. It specifies the character encoding of the non-XML data for each field.
XML Formatting Options
Initial Indent
Enter the number of spaces to indent the first line of the XML document.
New Line Indent
Enter the number of spaces to indent a new child line of the XML document.
XML Content Model Options
Auto-generate DTD
Generates a DTD document when you save or store the MFL document. This document will be placed in the same directory as the message format when saving to a file.
