Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM and SmartObjects

Directory and file structure

The ADM directory structure includes:

Primary include files for SmartObjects and their super procedures, located in %DLC%\src\adm2 (Windows) or $DLC/src/adm2 (UNIX).
Templates, located in %DLC%\src\adm2\template (Windows) or $DLC/src/adm2/template (UNIX).
Support procedures, located in %DLC%\src\adm2\support and compiled into %DLC%\gui\adm2\support (Windows), or located in $DLC/src/adm2/support and compiled into $DLC/gui/adm2/support (UNIX).
Super procedures and prebuilt objects such as the SmartPanels and SmartFolders, also located in %DLC%\src\adm2 and compiled into %DLC%\gui\adm2 (Windows), or located in $DLC/src/adm2/support and compiled into $DLC/gui/adm2/support (UNIX).

Many SmartObjects are constructed from template (.w) files. These templates contain a minimum of executable code to minimize maintenance problems if general changes need to be made to a class of objects after many specific masters are already built from a template. Some SmartObjects do not have template files; they have only master files that can be customized at design time.