Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
ADM and SmartObjects

Defining conversion options

In the upper portion of the Conversion Utility window, you specify file directory information, file filter specifications, and conversion options:

Table B–1 lists and describes the objects you use to set conversion options.

Table B–1: Setting up file conversion options 

Object	Default value	User-definable options
Directory fill-in field	Current working directory	Any directory to which the user has read/write access.
Filter combo box	.w files	Any filter used to limit the files used. Other choices include *.w, *.*, or type in a set of filters.
Include Subdirectories check box	All files in all subdirectories (recursively) of the selected directory	Remove the checkmark to turn off this feature and enable only the files from the selected directory.
Compile after Conversion check box	Recompile all files after each conversion	Remove the checkmark to turn off this feature.

The upper portion of this dialog box also contains a Build File List button. This button is not used to set conversion options and is therefore discussed in the "Building the list of files to process" section instead.

To set up a converstion option:

In the Directory fill-in field, specify the directory of the application to be converted.

The directory you choose to specify depends on your conversion strategy. For example, you might decide to convert an entire application, and therefore specify the root directory of the application. Alternatively, your strategy might be to specify only one directory at a time to convert.

Note: Any directory you intend to convert should be either part of the PROPATH or a subdirectory of a PROPATH directory.
Using the Include Subdirectories check box, indicate whether to convert files in the subdirectories (or any subdirectories at any lower levels) of the directory identified in
Step 1.
Using the Compile after Conversion check box, indicate whether to compile each file after the conversion attempt.
In the Filter combo box, specify the types of files to process.

Typically, you convert only .w files. This is because you are converting Version 8 SmartObjects, which normally have the .w extension.