The database On Startup and On Server Startup methods are useful to initiate and execute code when the database application is started. In somecases, such as test code or some errors, the startup method needs to be skipped.

There are various options to skipping startup methods. With project mode a simple way to skip a startup method is to open up the method file in a text editor and add in a TRACE at the start or wrap the method in a If(False)...End if. The database methods can be found in the ...\Project\Sources\DatabaseMethods\... folder of the project mode database. After modifying the file, the database can be started and the TRACE will stop the code and trigger the debugger or the code will be skipped due to the If(False)...End if. When complete the added code can be removed using the method editor or the text editor again.

This option can be easier than other options of looking for a specific file and adding in the skip key word, and then needing to remove it later.