Opening Application Components as Text

How to:

You can view or edit one or more procedures or other text files in the Text Editor. If you open multiple editor windows at the same time, you can move between them as you work. For example, you can drag-and-drop text between open windows. You can open existing files from the Text Editor option in the Command menu or from a project folder.


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Procedure: How to View an Application Component as Text

You can use any of the following three methods to expose the underlying code or text for the selected file in the editor.

  1. Right-click a file, such as a procedure or Master File, in an Explorer folder.
  2. Select Edit As Text from the shortcut menu.
  3. Highlight a file, such as a procedure or Master File, in an Explorer folder.
  4. Select Edit as Text from the File menu.
  5. Choose Text Editor from the Command menu. The Open dialog box appears.
  6. Specify the type of file you want to view or edit. FOCEXEC is the default.
  7. Select a file, then click Open.

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Procedure: How to View a Procedure Component as Text

In addition to viewing the code for an entire procedure from a folder, you can examine and edit the code for an individual procedure component.

  1. Right-click a procedure folder in the Explorer and select Open from the shortcut menu.
  2. Right-click a procedure component (for example, Report, Graph, Other), then select Edit As Text.

You will see the underlying code for the selected procedure component in an Editor window.


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