Syntax

ApplicationMgr.PromptForOverwrite

Data Type

PerformActionOptions

Use the following constants with this data type:

• PerformActionOption_No –(Value: 1) Specifies to not perform an action.
• PerformActionOption_Prompt –(Value: 2) Specifies to prompt the user to determine whether to perform an action.
• PerformActionOption_Yes –(Value: 0) Specifies to perform an action without prompting the user.

Purpose

Specifies whether the Application Manager control makes a backup of a file when you save a sequence file over an existing file that has an older or newer format. When this property is PerformActionOption_Yes , the Application Manager control backs up the existing file before saving it. When this property is PerformActionOption_No , the Application Manager control saves over the existing file without backing it up. When this property is PerformActionOption_Prompt , the Application Manager control prompts you to choose whether to back up the existing file.

Remarks

The value of this property persists in the application configuration file.

See Also

ApplicationMgr.ConfigFile