range_for_keyword_expand

Set Option: System or personal ini file

Establishes how many characters in a file will be scanned for keywords when an object is created or derived, starting from the beginning of the file.

When you check out a file, it scans the file and replaces keywords with values. If you have a large file with keywords defined in all parts of the file, the amount of time to scan the entire file can cause the create or check-out operation to be very slow.

The default number is 20480, which refers to the maximum number of characters that will be scanned for keywords. (If your file is set up for 80 characters per line, the default setting will allow at least the first 256 lines per file.)

The default setting works well if you have all of your keywords in the header area. If the keywords are spread throughout your file, you will need to reset this preference so that the keyword expansion can be done throughout the file.

For information about how to set options in the system or personal ini file, see Set options in the system or personal ini file.


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