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To view or edit the details associated with a file, click on it in the Treeview. The Project Explorer opens the File Details page with information displayed about the selected file. The File Details page contains three tabs:

Details

Source

View

The Details tab

File Properties: This section displays the files full pathname, size and dates it was created and last modified

Build Options: This section contains two checkboxes

“File is Main Startup Program” designates a file as the first to be run when the application is run

"Include file with executable" tells the Project Explorer whether or not to include the file during the Build process.

If the file is a Source Code file (Forms, Custom Forms, Reports, Custom Reports, Labels, Programs, Datamodules, Custom Classes): dBASE Plus will compile the file and include it when the .EXE is built.

For an Object file: If the file is a dBL object file (a compiled form, etc.), the Project Explorer will build the object file, “as is”, into the .EXE.

For Other Files (ActiveX, DLL files, header files, etc.): The Project Explorer will, if this checkbox is checked, build (or Bind) the file into the executable. This ensures you will have a non-corrupted file available that a user could obtain through the use of the dBASE COPY command.

Object File Target Location

“Copy File to Separate DEO Folder” designates that a file should to be copied to a folder, and not included in the .EXE during the build process.

“DEO Folder” is simply the folder where the files will be moved.

The Source tab

For dBL Source code, the Source tab allows you to view the source code for your file. This viewer is read-only. To edit the source code it is necessary to use the Source Editor. To open the file in the Source Editor:

The Viewer tab

This tab allows you to view your Form, Report, Labels, and Image files, depending on the file type(s).