Device Parameters

The citect.ini file contains the following device parameters:

• [Device]AlwaysCreateHistory - DetermiDetermines whether history files will be created even if no alarms have been logged.
• [Device]CreateHistoryFiles - Determines whether history files will be created for devices that don't have time and period specified.
• [Device]DiscardSpoolOnError - Discards or retains data in the spooling system.
• [Device]ForceHistoryOpenMode - Determines whether device history files are maintained for data logged by keyboard commands.
• [Device]FormLength - The number of lines that are printed on a page before a new page (form feed) is selected.
• [Device]LptDosANSIToOEM - Indicates whether Windows ANSI characters are converted to OEM characters when printing alarms.
• [Device]MaxSpool - The maximum number of records that CitectSCADA retains in the spool buffer for logging devices (before the log record is discarded).
• [Device]SQLConnectOnStartUp - Keeps an SQL connection open after the first access.
• [Device]WatchTime - The frequency (in milliseconds) that CitectSCADA checks devices for history files and flushes logging data to disk.

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