Resources are the files and folders that comprise a project.
Note: For information about adding existing resources to a project see Exporting and importing resources and settings.
To add a new file or folder to an OpenEdge project:
- Select the project name from the Project Explorer view.
- Right-click and select New from the pop-up menu.
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Select either Folder or one of the ABL file types from the
New menu:
- If you select Folder, the New Folder dialog appears. Specify the location of the folder in the project tree and name it. If you want to add a folder that already exists in your file system, click the Advanced button. Select Link to folder in the file system and browse to find the folder.
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If you select one of the ABL file types, a dialog appears that allows
you to specify the name and other information about the file.
The resulting file is generated from a standard ABL template.
Therefore, the file will contain sections appropriate to the file type, and the
file will have an appropriate extension. For example, ABL
Procedure produces a .p file similar to the
following:
- If you select File, you can link to a file in the local file system. In the New File dialog, click the Advanced button. Select Link to folder in the file system and browse to find the file that you want to include in your project.