The Projects View displays a project and its components.
Figure 1. Projects View
Right-click on a node to display a context menu of available actions.
Select a node to set its properties in the Properties view.
| Node | Description |
|---|---|
| <projectName>.4pw | The active project (4pw) is the root node. |
| Group | Contains the Application and Library nodes that make up the project. Properties defined for the Group node can be inherited by the Application and Library nodes. |
| Application | Generates an executable program (42r). It can contain both files and virtual folders. Only one of the files may have a MAIN statement: One application node = one executable. The name of the application node is used as the name of the 42r file, so it must be unique and can only contain characters allowed by the file system. The default application is shown in boldface. Use the Toolbar icon to set a different application as the default. The options on the Build menu execute for the default application. |
| Library | Used to group binary files into a single library and generate a library file
(42x). It can contain both files and virtual folders. The name of the library
node is used as the name of the 42x file, so it must be unique and can only
contain characters allowed by the file system.
Libraries should be used when creating a set of
features having a common goal, like the logic of an application, a library of mathematical
functions, etc. A library can also be used to group other project files together (images, styles or
other resources). If a library node contains no 4gl file, no
42x is built. A library from a different project can be added to a project
using the right-click menu option Add external dependencies.
Important: A library must be linked to any application in which it will be used by
right-clicking the application node and selecting Advanced Properties,
dependencies. The checkbox for any required library must be checked.
|
| Folder | Folders are virtual folders only, providing a way to group the source files within an application or library node. Folders can contain both files and other folders. |
| File | A link to the file in the file system that has the same name as the node. Renaming a File node also renames the file that is stored on the disk. Project Manager will accept any type of file. Opening a file opens the corresponding Genero Studio module, such as Code Editor. If there is no corresponding Genero Studio module, it asks the operating system to open it. |
The integrated toolbar provides actions to create projects and their components.
| Icon | Description |
|---|---|
| New Group | Create a new node in the project. |
| New Application | Create a new node in the project. |
| New Library | Create a new node in the project. |
| New Virtual Folder | Create a new node in the project. |
| Add Files | Locate in file system and add existing files to an application or library node. This adds a link to the given file in the project; it does not physically move the files. All the files must be located on the same drive. |
| Refresh file status | Refreshes status of the files in the SVN repository. |
| Import project | See Import Existing Files as New Project. |
| Locate in File Browser | Locate file in File Browser. |