Creating a project

You can create a new project when you create a new target using most Target wizards. You can also create a project at any time from the Project page in the New dialog box if you have already created a target of the appropriate type. For example, to create a new .NET Web Forms application project, you must have a .NET Web Forms target.

The Project page has two kinds of icons: icons that open wizards that help you set up a project, and icons that open the Project painter. Wizard icons display next to the icon for the same project type. The following procedure describes how to create a new project from the Project page.

StepsTo create a new project object from the Project page:

  1. Select File>New or click the New button in the PowerBar to open the New dialog box.

  2. Select the Project tab.

  3. Select the target in which you want to create the project from the Target drop-down list.

  4. Select the wizard or project type you need and click OK.

    If you select a wizard, complete the wizard screens to create a new project with most of its properties specified. Use the context-sensitive Help if you are not sure what to enter. You can open the Project painter now or later to modify the properties if necessary and to build the project.

    If you do not select a wizard, the Project painter for the type of object you selected opens so that you can specify properties of the project object.

    Once you have created a project, you can open it from the System Tree.

    NoteProjects can be modified only in the painter Unlike most other PowerBuilder objects, a project object cannot be edited in the Source editor.