The Build tab contains a list of the source files necessary to build the database, the build order of the source files, whether the database is case sensitive or not, and the option to estimate the maximum number of standard patterns.

Project Files/Build Order

The input to the Build function is one or more files containing pattern definitions and variable definitions. When you create these files, give them a file name with the .bld extension. The Autoaction Database Manager recognizes a file with the .bld extension as an input file.

Use the Project Files/Build Order box to add or delete input files from the project. You can also change the order of the files by using the Move Up and Move Down buttons.

Case Sensitive

You can create an AMS database as either case sensitive or case insensitive. Case sensitivity only affects alphabetic characters. Case insensitive is the default.

If you choose case sensitive, you can enter certain strings as a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters. The string remains a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters.

If you choose the case insensitive, the Autoaction Database Manager changes token text and delimiters to uppercase letters. AMS then converts console messages to uppercase to help ensure correct pattern-matching.

For all systems, it is recommended that you use case-insensitive databases. This helps to ensure that the patterns match their intended messages. If the database is case sensitive, you must know the case of the message to create the pattern.

Max Standard Patterns

Setting Max Standard Patterns allows the build process to run more efficiently when creating large databases. For optimum efficiency, set nnnn to a value greater than or equal to the actual number of standard patterns: 0 < nnnn < 3265.