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ADM 2 Guide


Defining Conversion Options

In the upper portion of the Conversion Utility window, you specify file directory information, file filter specifications, and conversion options:

Table B–1 lists and describes the objects that you use to set conversion options, their default values, and the user-definable options for overriding the default values.

Table B–1: Setting Up File Conversion Options 
Object1
Default Value
User-definable
Options
Directory fill-in field
Current working directory
Any directory to which the user has read/write access.
Filter combo box
.w files
Any filter used to limit the files used. Other choices include *.w, *.*, or type in a set of filters.
Include Subdirectories check box
All files in all subdirectories (recursively) of the selected directory
Remove the checkmark to turn off this feature and enable only the files from the selected directory.
Compile after Conversion check box
Recompile all files after each conversion
Remove the checkmark to turn off this feature.
  1. The upper portion of this dialog box also contains a Build File List button. However, this button is not used to set conversion options and is therefore discussed in the "Building the List of Files to Process" section instead.

Follow these steps to set your conversion options:

  1. In the Directory fill-in field, specify the directory of the application to be converted. The directory you choose to specify depends on your conversion strategy. For example, you might decide to convert an entire application, and therefore specify the root directory of the application. Alternatively, your strategy might be to specify only one directory at a time to convert.
  2. NOTE: Any directory that you intend to convert should be either part of the PROPATH or a subdirectory of a PROPATH directory.

  3. Using the Include Subdirectories check box, indicate whether to convert files in the subdirectories (or any subdirectories at any lower levels) of the directory identified in
    Step 1.
  4. Using the Compile after Conversion check box, indicate whether to compile each file after the conversion attempt.
  5. In the Filter combo box, specify the types of files to process. Typically, you convert only .w files. This is because you are converting Version 8 SmartObjects, which normally have the .w extension.

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