4GL Project view holds all the project files and resources systematize by the programs they are added to and allows manipulating these files and programs:
From this view, you can:
§ build, rebuild, and clean programs;
§ deploy applications;
§ run and debug applications;
§ import and export programs and files
§ work with repositories, etc.
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Build the current project |
allows building the whole project (separate programs are build from the context menu) |
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Clean the current project |
allows cleaning (=removing) building results from the output folder of the current project (separate programs are cleaned from the context menu) |
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Rebuild the current project |
allows cleaning and building all the programs in the project at once (all the files in the project are cleaned and built, no matter whether they were modified since the latest build) |
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4GL Projects |
allows opening in the view existing 4gl projects:
or starting the New 4GL Project wizard:
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Collapse all |
collapses all the items in the view |
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View menu |
opens the drop-down menu ↓ |
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Minimize |
minimizes the view |
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Maximize |
maximizes the view |
From the drop-down menu of the 4GL Project view, you can perform these actions:
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Hide empty categories |
shows all groups of files that can be added to a 4gl programs (is enabled by default) or hides the empty groups:
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Hide excluded items |
hides the items excluded from the active build configuration from the structure |
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Show filename only |
shows only file names (is enabled by default):
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Show project relative path |
shows names and relative paths of files:
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Show path in file system |
shows names and full paths of files:
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New |
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allows creating new programs, files, and libraries (refer here to learn details about creating new objects with LyciaStudio):
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Add requirements
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calls the Add Requirements window that allows adding required programs, libraries, source and media files:
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Open with |
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allows opening selected files with one of the build-in editors:
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Delete |
Delete |
deletes the selected file or program |
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Rename |
F2 |
allows renaming the selected file or program |
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Copy |
Ctrl+C |
allows copying the selected file or program |
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Paste |
Ctrl+V |
allows pasting the copied file or program |
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Build |
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allows building the selected program |
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Rebuild |
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allows cleaning and building the selected program at once |
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Clean |
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removes the results of building the selected program from the output folder of the project |
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Deploy to External Location... |
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deploys the program to a certain directory at your file system or an archive file:
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Deploy to Server
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deploys the program to a default application server instance:
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Import
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opens the Import wizard for importing projects, programs, and files:
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Export
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opens the Export wizard for exporting projects, programs, and files:
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Run As
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allows running the application via one of graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb and opening the Run Configuration page:
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Debug As |
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allows choosing the graphical client - LyciaDesktop or LyciaWeb - to debug the application with and opening Debug Configuration wizard:
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Validate |
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validates the selected file and provides results in the Validation Results window:
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Team |
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allows working with repositories (exact commands of the menu group depend on the repository selected - GIT or CVS) |
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Compare With |
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allows comparing files with each other and with external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
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Replace With |
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allows replacing files with each other and with external files (exact commands of the menu group depend on whether the programs is connected to a repository and the type of the repository):
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Properties |
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opens the Properties window for the selected program or file:
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