Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Basic Development Tools

Using the action buttons

The action buttons let you modify the file and directory selection list and compile your files. Table 5–2 describes the action buttons in the Application Compiler window.

Table 5–2: Compiler action buttons

Button	Action
Propath...	Displays all the directories that are located on your PROPATH. Highlight the directories you want to add to the file/directory selection list and choose OK.
Add...	Adds a file or directory outside of the PROPATH to the file/directory selection list. Specify the file or directory name you want to add.
Modify...	Modifies the currently selected file or directory specification. Specify the change you want to make to the selected file or directory specification.
Delete	Deletes the currently selected file or directory from the file/directory selection list. Verify that you want to delete the selected file or directory from the selection list.
Start Compile	Compiles all the files specified in the file/directory selection list.

When you choose the Add or Modify action buttons, the File Specification dialog box shown in Figure 5–2 appears.

Figure 5–2: File Specification dialog box

Table 5–3 describes the user-interface elements of the File Specification dialog box.

Table 5–3: File Specification dialog box elements 

User-interface element	Purpose
File or directory name	Specifies the name of the file or directory you want to add or modify.
Types	Specifies the filter the Application Compiler uses to perform a match on other strings such as file or directory names. A filter frequently uses a wildcard character to match strings, for instance, a*.* returns all filenames beginning with the letter a and containing a period. The default types are *.p and *.w, which return all file or directory names with the .p and .w extensions. Progress evaluates filters with the MATCHES function. To specify more than one type, separate the types with a space; do not separate them with a comma.
Files	Displays the Files dialog box, which lists the files in the currently selected directory.