You can set preferences for how MapInfo Pro behaves when you start the software for:
- Showing or hiding the Quick Start dialog box.
- Using a default DBMS connection.
- Your MAPINFOPRO.WOR workspace properties such as whether printer information and queries are saved to workspaces.
To set your startup preferences for MapInfo Pro:
- On the PRO tab, click Options, and Startup to open the Startup Preferences dialog box.
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Select from the following preferences:
- Save MAPINFOPRO.WOR when Exiting MapInfo - Select this check box to save your setup to the MAPINFOPRO.WOR workspace when you exit MapInfo Pro. When you clear this check box, MapInfo Pro does not save the MAPINFOPRO.WOR unless you save it explicitly.
- Load MAPINFOPRO.WOR when Starting MapInfo - Select this check box to display MAPINFOPRO.WOR when you enter MapInfo Pro.
Note: To enable this check box, you must clear the Display Quick Start Dialog check box.
- Save Queries in Workspaces - Select this check box to save the queries you create during a mapping session in the workspace. If you do not select this check box and the selected map has only one layer based on a query, the query is not saved and the application writes a map definition with an empty layer list. MapInfo Pro cannot support subselects in queries.
Note: The operators Any and All are not supported in the MapXtreme 2004 or later versions of MapInfo SQL and, therefore, subselects are not supported either. MapInfo Pro cannot map selections with Group By, so Group By clauses are ignored. MapInfo Pro only translates the Order By clause.
- Save Printer Information into Workspaces - Select this check box to save the printer name, paper orientation, paper size, and the number of copies from your printer settings into the workspace. This also includes any overrides you might have made to the default printer settings in the Printer preferences. We recommend that you leave this preference on.
- Restore Printer Information to Workspaces - Select this check box
to restore the printer name, paper orientation, paper size, and the
number of copies when you open the workspace. This is useful if you are
sharing workspaces with other MapInfo Pro users who are also
using the same printers. Note: If this preference is turned off, or if the printer indicated is not available, the printer settings for the workspace revert to the default printer set in the Printer preferences.
- Default DBMS Connection - Select this check box to set a DBMS connection that will open each time you begin a MapInfo Pro session. Click Set to select the connection.
- Display Quick Start Dialog - Select this check box to display the Quick Start dialog box automatically when you start MapInfo Pro. This check box is selected by default. Clear the Display Quick Start Dialog check box to prevent it from displaying when you start subsequent MapInfo sessions.
- Click OK to close the dialog and save your settings.