Adding, Removing and Saving Files

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Files pane

You can see what files are included in your project at any given time using the Files pane. Notice that the project structure includes a separate branch for library files. These come from the currently selected library set. Library set is defined when creating new project or editing project settings.

 

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Adding New Files to Your Project

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To add new files to your project, select Files > Project Files > Add New File or click the Add New File button on the Project Toolbar.

 

You will be presented with the following dialog:

 

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Specify a name for your file under Filename. If you also specify an extension, the Type listbox will update, too. Automatically recognized file types are:

•.tbs -- Source files

•.tbh -- Header files

•.html -- HTML files

•.bmp, .jpg, .png, .gif, .ico, .pcx -- Resource graphics files

•.txt -- Resource text files

•all other file extensions are classified as binary resource files by default.

You can still set the file type regardless of the extension -- just select what you need in the Type listbox.

 

Adding image files to the project will prompt an additional request for size in pixels, etc.

 

Adding Existing Files to Your Project

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To add existing files to your project, click Files > Project Files > Add Existing File or click the Add Existing File button on the Project Toolbar (it is under the Add New File).

 

You will be presented with the following dialog:

 

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•Under Base location you can select either Project Folder or Source Library Set Folder. In the latter case the file you add is expected to reside in the source libraries folder, inside the currently selected library set. You defined the set to be used when creating the project. You can also change it through the Project Settings dialog.

•Once you selected the location, browse for the filename.

•You may need to make an appropriate selection of file Type and Format.

 

Removing Files from Your Project

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To remove a file from your project, first select (single-click) it in the project tree. Then click Files > Project Files > Remove File or click the Remove button on the Project Toolbar.

 

You will be presented with a prompt. If you're sure you want to remove the file, select OK, and the file will be removed from the project. Note that it is not physically deleted -- only removed from the project tree.

 

Saving Files

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To manually save your work, select File > Save All, or click the Save button on the Project Toolbar.

 

Any of these actions would save all open and modified files in your project, including the project file itself.

In addition, every time your project is compiled, all open and modified files are saved.