Create project file backups and to control the child window that displays when you open a new project
The project object is a sub-object of the system object.  The project object properties allow you to create project file backups and to control the child window that displays when you open a new project.  Both options are set in the OPTION.CNF file.  These settings can also be accessed in the Options dialog box. 
| Property
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Access
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Description
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|  System.project.autosaveon
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 Read/write numeric
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 Enable autosave when opening an OPJ from a file:  1 = enable (default), 0 = disable.
 
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|  System.project.autosavetime
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 Read/write numeric
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 Set the number of minutes between autosaves.
 
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|  System.project.backup
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 Read/write numeric
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 Backup the project file to BACKUP.OPJ (in the User Files folder) before saving:  1 = enable, 0 = disable.
 
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|  System.project.iconizedAsHidden
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 Read/write numeric
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 Control how windows that are saved as minimized in pre-version 6 projects open in Origin 6:  0 = hidden, 1 = minimized, 2 = prompt.
 
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|  System.project.noaskautosave
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 Read/write numeric
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 Controls whether autosave considers file size when autosave is On. 0 = autosave behavior considers file size (default), 1 = ignore file size (autosave is always on regardless of file size).
 
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|  System.project.noautosavewithsize
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 Read/write numeric
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 Turns off Autosave (if on) when project size exceeds a size defined by the system variable @ASC. 0 = Ignore size (default), 1 = Turn off Autosave when project size exceeds @ASC in megabytes (@ASC = 20 by default)
 
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|  System.project.openinfolder
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 Read/write numeric
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 Controls how Origin creates new projects as either without a folder or opened to a folder (default). 1 = open to folder, 0 = open with no folder.
 
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|  System.project.showInDataList
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 Read/write numeric
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 Show datasets from worksheets in nonactive Project Explorer folder in Layer n dialog box data list:  1 = show, 0 = don't show. Obsolete
 
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|  System.project.showInNLSFDataList
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 Read/write numeric
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 Show datasets from worksheets in nonactive Project Explorer folder in NonLinear Curve Fitting dialog:  1 = show, 0 = don't show. Obsolete
 
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|  System.project.startup
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 Read/write numeric
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 Select the child window or project you want to display when you open a new project.  1 = worksheet, 2 = Excel workbook, 3 = graph, 4 = matrix, 5 = project (worksheet and graph), and 6 = none.
 
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|  System.project.viewwindows
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 Read/write numeric
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 Control how the workspace view is affected by the Project Explorer folder selection:
 
-  0 = don't show any windows
 
-  1 = show only the windows which are in the active Project Explorer folder
 
-  2 = show windows in the active folder and its subfolders. (Note: For 8.5.1 or later versions, this option is available only when the system variable @PER = 1)
  
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