The Application button, which is represented by the App Studio icon, opens the Application menu, as shown in the following image.
From this menu, you can perform the following actions:
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New. Create a new procedure, HTML page, document, Cascading Style Sheet, JavaScript file, Maintain file, or Text Document. When you click New, the New dialog box opens, prompting you to select the type of file you want to create. This option is only available when you select an application folder in the Configured Environments tree.
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Open. Open an existing document. You can open a file from the list of configured WebFOCUS environments.
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Save. Save the active document.
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Save As. Save the active document with a new name.
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Run. Run the report, chart, HTML page, or document. When you click the Run menu, the Message Viewer Options submenu opens, as shown in the following image.
From this submenu, you can select from among four Message Viewer Options that affect the App Studio Viewer display when a report, chart, HTML page, or document is run. The options are:
- When you select Message Viewer OFF and run a report, the App Studio Viewer window displays the report without any messages.
- When you select Message Viewer ON and run a report, the App Studio Viewer window displays the report and a message.
- When you select Display command lines, the App Studio Viewer window displays the report and the command lines.
- When you select Display Dialogue Manager commands, the App Studio Viewer window displays the report and the Dialogue Manager commands, and the result of their evaluation.
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Print. Print the active document. When you click the Print menu, the Preview and print the document submenu opens, as shown in the following image.
From this submenu, you can print the active document using the current print options, preview the active document before printing, and configure your print options.
Note: The Print and Quick Print options are only available when you edit content in the Text Editor, or when the Source view tab, in the Report canvas, is active.
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Close. Close the active document.
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Options. Open the Options dialog box where you can set user preferences. For more information, see Setting User Preferences.
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Exit. Close the active document and exit App Studio.
Note: In the Application menu, the terms document and active document represent all files which you can create in App Studio.
Tip: Double-click the Application button to exit App Studio. If you exit App Studio in this way, active (open) documents are not saved.