Files in the Looks folder

If you want to change the file attributes and permissions of the files in the Looks folder, you must understand the purpose of the different files within the Looks folder.

The folder defined on the File Locations tab in the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Paper Options dialog. This folder contains:

▪Look group folders: There is one Look group folder for each Look group that is defined.

▪Default.ini file: Contains the default Look group settings. If you make this file read-only, you cannot change the default Look group.

▪condstyl.mdd file: Contains the text for the conditional substitution character styles. If you make this file read-only, you cannot add, change, or delete the conditional substitution character styles.

There is one Look group folder for each Look group that is defined. It contains all of the files related to the Look group.

▪Default.ini: Defines the default Looks in the Look group. If you make this file read-only, you cannot change the default Looks for the group.

▪Description.txt: Contains the description for the Look group. This is the text that appears as a LookTip when you point at the Look group in a dialog. If you make this file read-only, you cannot add or change the Look group's description.

▪MyLook.rtf: Defines the Look, that is, what information is displayed from the questionnaire definition and how it is formatted when you apply the Look. If you make the file read-only, you cannot make any changes to the Look.

▪MyLook.def: Contains additional information to define the Look; including a unique ID, the description, and, for some Look types, category replication and category distribution settings. If you make this file read-only, you cannot add or change the Look’s description or make some other changes to the Look.

There is one compound Look folder for each compound Look in the Look group. It contains all of the files related to the compound Look. It contains a MySubLook.rtf and MySubLook.def file for each subLook in the compound Look. These parallel the MyLook.rtf and MyLook.def files. The folder also contains a Default.ini file, which defines the default subLooks and a Description.txt file, which contains the compound Look description.