42.2.5 Adding a new configuration setting on the fly

Besides overriding existing settings in the configuration file, you can use a configuration-variable assignment to specify a persistent override for a setting that is not even present in your configuration file, provided both of the following are true:

If the section is not listed, or the key is not valid for the section, the setting you specify is treated instead as an error, with value “0” (zero).

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Parent Topic:  42.2 Overriding settings with PI markers or macros

Sibling Topics:

42.2.1 Determining the extent of a configuration override

42.2.2 Overriding settings with configuration PI markers

42.2.3 Overriding settings with macros

42.2.4 Assigning values to configuration variables

42.2.6 Assigning a macro or variable to a configuration variable

42.2.7 Understanding fixed-key vs. variable-key settings

42.2.8 Overriding fixed-key configuration settings

42.2.9 Overriding variable-key configuration settings

42.2.10 Assigning HTML table and graphic groups with overrides

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