Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Getting Started:
WebSpeed Essentials

> ## Creating a working application directory

> You must create a working directory for your WebSpeed application. Usually, this directory is where you place all of your WebSpeed application files—your `.r`, `.w`, `.off`, and `.htm` files. This directory also serves as the working directory for your broker and agents (this is the recommended configuration, but is not required). The `workDir` parameter, which you set in the `ubroker.properties` file or with Progress Explorer, tells the broker which directory to use as its working directory. This is also the working directory for all of the agents in the broker’s agent pool.

> Note: You can also create other subdirectories in the working directory, or you can create procedure libraries and other directories in your `PROPATH` for when you are ready for deploying a production application.

> The broker’s working directory is added automatically to the `PROPATH` of the broker and agents; the broker and agents use the `PROPATH` to locate your application files. The broker’s working directory is not explicitly named in the `PROPATH`, but is referenced using a dot (`.`). The dot is interpreted as the current working directory by each process that searches the `PROPATH`. If you choose to place your application files in a different directory, you must add that directory to the `PROPATH` or reference the file with a subdirectory in its pathname. This is an extra step that you can avoid by placing all of your files in the same working directory. For more information about setting the `PROPATH`, see the "PROPATH and other standard OpenEdge environment variables" section and OpenEdge Application Server: Developing WebSpeed Applications .

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