New Project Dialog

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Purpose

Features

        

A new project can begin from scratch or from existing Java files. You use the New Project dialog to create the new project.


Specifications

Option Specifications
Name The name of your project. This name is used to name the .java, .vb, .html, and .proj files.
Type

The type of project you want to create. Possible values are:

  • Applet -- runs inside a Java-enabled WWW browser
  • Application -- runs as a standalone Java application.
  • Package -- a class library that can be used in creating Java applets or applications.
Import/Create files:

Indicates whether you are beginning fresh or importing existing files.

  • Create default files in path -- indicates that you are creating a project from scratch.
  • Import files from path -- inidcates that you are converting existing Java files.
Use Visual Builder:

Indicates whether or not you want to use the visual builder and, if so, when.

Note: If you are converting existing Java files, the visual builder options are disabled. This is because the visual builder cannot recognize code designed outside Cosmo Code. If you want to use the visual builder, see Adding a Visual Builder File to a Project.

  • To edit project now -- creates a .vb file and a .java files with hooks to the visual builder and automatically opens the visual builder.
  • To edit project later -- creates a .vb file and a .java files with hooks to the visual builder.
  • Don't use visual builder to edit this project -- creates a .java file without hooks to the visual builder. If you decide to use the visual builder later, see Adding a Visual Builder File to a Project.
Project Path: The path where your files should be saved, if you are creating a project from scratch, or the path from where your files should be imported, if you are converting existing Java files.

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