Fixdatfiles created with CMPro have the category FIXDATFILE, and whenever CMPro loads a file with this category, you can't use the scanner with it, just the rebuilder. But, I don't like using the rebuilder, and I'm more comfortable using the scanner. Moreover, how do you know that you've filled completely a fixdatfile if you can't use the scanner to check if there's something missing? Maybe I'm using a fixdatfile without having a complete set myself. In the end, I edit the category for all fixdatfiles which fall in my hands, including some created by me. And I'm not the only one who does this, apparently.

In short, I suggest that there's a way for users to disable the fixdatfile warning when entering the scanner, and that CMPro allows us to use fixdatfiles in the scanner. Maybe a checkbox in the Misc. Profile Options, or maybe in the Settings dialog (so you have to activate it individually for each fixdatfile).

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