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Auto Backup
Connect Designer can automatically create a backup file when you manually save a template.
To configure Auto Backup:
1. Select the menu option Window > Preferences > Save.
2. Under Auto backup, check the option Enable to activate the Auto Backup function.
3. Type the number of revisions to keep.
4. Select the directory in which the backups should be stored.
Backup files have the same name as the original template with two underscores and a
progressive number (without leading zeros) at the end: originalname__1.OL-template,
originalname__2.OL-template, etc.
Note
The Auto Save function does not cause backup files to be created.
File properties
On the menu, select File > Properties to view and complement the file properties. See "File
Properties dialog" on page492.
The file properties can also be used in scripts; see "template" on page946. If you are not
familiar with writing scripts, refer to "Writing your own scripts" on page389.
Saving a copy / down-saving a template
The Connect software is backwards compatible: templates that were made with an older
version of Connect can always be opened with the newest version of the software.
But newer templates cannot be opened with an older version of the software.
Connect, however, allows you to save a template in the format of a previous version of the
software, so that you may restore a template that was accidentally opened and saved in a
newer version, or share a template with users of a previous version of Connect.
Note that it may not always be possible to down-save a template. If a template uses a feature
that did not exist in a certain older version, it won't be possible to down-save it to that older
version.
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