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AppBuilder
Developer’s Guide


Starting and Stopping AppBuilder

Depending on the product you purchased, you might be using AppBuilder to develop standard client/server applications for GUI or character mode environments, applications for the Web, or some combination. Regardless of your development goal, you start and stop a development session the same way.

You can start AppBuilder from the Application Development Environment (ADE) Desktop or from any tool that has a Tools menu, such as the Data Dictionary or the Procedure Editor. You can also start AppBuilder directly from the operating system.

Starting from the ADE Desktop

To start AppBuilder from the ADE Desktop, choose the AppBuilder button, File New Window/Dialog, or Tools AppBuilder.

Starting from Progress Tools

To start AppBuilder from the Progress Procedure Editor, Data Dictionary, or other tool, choose Tools AppBuilder from the tools main menu.

Starting from the Operating System

To start AppBuilder from the operating system, enter the following command:

PROWIN32.EXE -p _ab.p 

You can also choose AppBuilder from the MS-Windows Start menu.

Stopping AppBuilder

You can end your development session and exit AppBuilder by any of these actions:

Progress returns you to where you started AppBuilder.


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