Controls whether background plotting is turned on or off for plotting and publishing.
| Type: | Integer |
| Saved in: | Registry |
| Initial value: | 2 |
By default, background plotting is turned off for plotting and on for publishing.
| Value | PLOT | PUBLISH |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Foreground | Foreground |
| 1 | Background | Foreground |
| 2 | Foreground | Background |
| 3 | Background | Background |
When -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are used in a script (SCR file), the BACKGROUNDPLOT system variable value is ignored, and -PLOT, PLOT, -PUBLISH, and PUBLISH are processed in the foreground.