Setting options

[Harold W. Baldwin]

Pete -

Thanks for the response.  Unfortunately I'm still having problems setting
options.

The general format I'm using for setting an option is:
  M-x set-option RET option [value if there is one] RET

E.g., M-x set-option RET status -1 RET  works as it should to reposition
the status line.

However, when I do  M-x set-option RET file oleo RET  I get: Unknown
option 'oleo'.  Likewise, if I replace "oleo" with any of "sylk, sc, list,
csv, panic, sylk-noa0" I get a similar message, with of course the unknown
option being whatever the specified format was.  

Suggestions?
                          -- Wes