Preferences - Import / Convert
The Import / Convert preference page controls the settings
that are used when importing or converting a ProvideX program to a text
(source) file. These settings are also used when performing conversion
operations on source files (such as stripping line numbers).
Select the
ProvideX > Import / Convert preference page.

- Default source file extension(s)
- This is a comma-separated list of file extensions that will be
recognized by the Import/Convert process as ProvideX source files. The first
file extension in the list will be used as the default source file extension.
- Add source file extension to files with no extension
- Should the import process add the default source file extension when
the source file does not have a file extension? A file extension is required
to associate an editor with the source file.
- Strip line numbers
- Should line numbers be stripped from the ProvideX program during the
import process?
- Label Prefix
- When line numbers are stripped from a program, what should be used
as the line number prefix? This value must begin with a letter since line
labels must begin with a letter.
- Use original line number references
- How should line number references be converted when line numbers are
stripped from the program? If this option is enabled, the line labels will
use the line label prefix followed by the original line number. If this
option is not enabled, the line labels will use the line label prefix
followed by a simple counter that is incremented by one for each line number
reference that is found.
- Suppress password request for encrypted programs
- When an encrypted program is encountered during the import process,
the user will be prompted to enter a password. If the user does not know the
password, he will have to cancel out of this prompt. This option will disable
the prompt. Any encrypted program will be imported as-is and will be flagged
as a resource.
- Suppress data file password request
- When an password-protected ProvideX data file is encountered during
the import process, the user will be prompted to enter a password. If the
user does not know the password, he will have to cancel out of this prompt.
This option will disable the prompt. Any password-protected data file will be
imported as-is and will be flagged as a resource.
- Auto-format (ie. List Edit)
- This option is used to force the source code to be saved in a 'LIST
EDIT' format. If this option is not enabled, the source code will be in a
simple 'LIST' format.
- Suppress LET directive
- Enable this option to remove the LET directive from the source code
during the import process.
- Lower case directives
- Enable this option to force all directives to be converted to lower
case.
- Case to be used for variables
- Select the case to be used for all variables found in the source
file during the import process.
- Always add source file extension to tokenized ProvideX programs
- Should the import process add the default source file extension to a
file that has been identified as a tokenized ProvideX program file (even when
the original file already has an extension)? If this option is set, all
ProvideX program source file will use the same file extension which will make
it much easier to associate an editor with the source file(s).