Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Basic Development Tools

Application Compiler

The Progress Application Compiler utility lets you compile a set of source procedures (.p files) either for the duration of an OpenEdge session (or until OpenEdge runs out of directory entries) or for permanent storage. For a session, OpenEdge creates temporary r-code files. For permanent storage, OpenEdge creates r-code files that inherit the name of the source file and a .r extension by default. Once you compile a procedure, it does not get recompiled when you run it, so the procedure runs quickly. For more information on r-code, see OpenEdge Development: Progress 4GL Handbook .

This chapter contains the following sections:

Starting the Application Compiler
Using the files/directories selection list
Using the toggle boxes
Using the action buttons
Using the menu bar
Compiling source files