Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Reporting:
Query/Results Administration and Development

Editing a QC7 file

The QC7 file (query configuration file) contains information about table relationships, security, export formats, label formats, page formats, and so forth for a Results application. When you start Results with a database or set of databases for the first time, Results builds a QC7 file and names the file using the name of the first database connected (dbname.qc7).

By default, Results tries to create the QC7 file in the same directory that contains the first database connected. However, if the database is on another machine, Results might not be able to reach that directory. In that case, Results places the QC7 file in the current directory. Once Results creates the QC7 file, you can move it to any directory in the PROPATH. When you start Results, it first searches the current directory and then the directories of the PROPATH for a QC7 file. For Windows environments, the PROPATH environment variable is specified in the [Startup] section of the environment (.ini) file.

For more information about the PROPATH environment variable file, see OpenEdge Getting Started: Installation and Configuration .

The Query Site Admin and Query Customize menus allow you to interactively edit a QC7 file. As a general rule, you should not edit a QC7 file using an ASCII editor. There are a few exceptions to this general rule:

The r-code version has changed and you must regenerate the fastload system associated with the current QC7 file.
The directory structure of your Results application has changed during the deployment process. If this happens, you must fix the pathnames specified for feature procedures, integration procedures, and icon files in the QC7 file prior to starting Results.

If you must edit a QC7 file with an ASCII editor, follow these guidelines:

Always back up the QC7 file before editing it.
Do not change the order of options before the fastload=line in the QC7 file. However, after the fastload= line, the order of entries after the QC7 file does not matter, as long as each group of entries is together.
Delete the s.r file from the file. Deleting the s.r file from the QC7 file forces Results to regenerate the fastload system from the QC7 file the next time you start Results.

For more information about QC7 files, see Chapter 2, " Administering Results."