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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : Progress Dynamic dialogs : Open Object dialog
 
Open Object dialog
The Open Object dialog enables you to browse for objects stored in the Repository and open them for editing in the GUI Designer.
You can access this dialog by selecting the Open Object option on the File menu.
Note: The Open Dialog menu option is available only with the Dynamic projects. See Setting Progress Dynamics project.
The Open Object dialog includes the following options:
Object filename
Enter a full or partial object file name to automatically filter the objects listed in the Open Object dialog. As you enter each character, the list of objects in the browser narrows. Select an object in the browser to open it or select it for launch from the Dynamic Launcher dialog box.
Module
Select a product module to display objects created in that product module.
Type
Select an object type to display objects of that type.
Object browser
Displays the objects stored in the Repository for the selected product module or type, or that match the filename filter value.
Note: You can change how the browse displays information in each column by clicking on the column name. For example, if you click on the Object filename column, all columns are sorted and displayed by the object filename in alphabetical order. If you click on Object type code, all columns are sorted and displayed by object type code in alphabetical order. You can use any column to sort and display the information in the browse.
Right-click an object to access the following context menu options:
*Open - Opens the selected object for editing or selects the object for launch from the Dynamic Launcher dialog box
*Remove from Repository - Displays an alert box to confirm the removal of the selected object from the Repository.
*Properties - Displays the Object Properties dialog which allows you to view properties for the selected object.
Object filename
Lists the most recently opened object list. To open an object, select the object and click Open.
Open
Opens the selected object for editing, or selects the object for launch from the Dynamic Launcher dialog.