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File Menu

The File menu allows you to create, open, save, and print procedure files, as shown in Table 2–1.

Table 2–1: File Menu 
File

New...

Creates a new external procedure or component file.

Open...

Opens an existing external procedure or component file.

Close

Closes the current file.

Close Windows...

Closes some or all of the active windows.

Save

Saves the current object’s files.

Save As...

Saves the current object’s files, possibly under a different name.

Save All...

Saves all open files.

Print

Prints the source for the current procedure-based object.

(List of the most-recently-used structured-procedure objects.)

Exit

Exits the current AppBuilder session.

File New

Opens the New dialog box. After you choose the object or component you want to create, AppBuilder reads in the appropriate template. A template is an incomplete procedure file for an object. After loading the template, AppBuilder will take some further, template-specific action:

File Open

Opens an existing object file and displays its associated design window or tree view. If AppBuilder cannot determine how to present the file in a better way, it will use a procedure window.

You can also drag and drop a file from the Windows Explorer or desktop to the AppBuilder main window. AppBuilder opens the file according to type, and prompts you to connect to any necessary databases.

File Save

Saves the current procedure file locally or remotely, according to your current development mode. AppBuilder prompts you for a filename only if you have not saved this file before.

File Save As

Opens the Save As dialog box for the current procedure file. Normally you would Save As in order to change the filename, but you can Save As to the original filename if you wish.

File Save All

Immediately performs a Save on all open files being maintained by AppBuilder.

Newly-created files are saved locally or remotely according to the Development Mode setting. Previously-existing files are saved to the locations from which they were opened, regardless of the Development Mode setting.

CAUTION: You must perform individual Saves on any files that AppBuilder opens in a Procedure Editor window rather than a Section Editor window. Use of the Procedure Editor means that AppBuilder does not maintain the file.
File Print

Prints the source code of the current structured-procedure file, not the currently selected object specifically. If you clear the Use Print Dialog Box option in the Preferences dialog box, the file is printed to the default printer immediately, without further prompting.


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