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Configure Workspace - Workspace Paths

Use this tab page to edit the current workspace's pathing and other information.

Relative Path vs. Absolute Path

Workspace paths can be defined using an absolute path, e.g.:

C:\DataFlex Projects\Accounting\Creditors System\AppSrc

or a relative path, e.g.:

.\AppSrc

Relative paths are always calculated relative to the workspace's "Home" folder. It is best to describe all paths in your workspace relative to the workspace's "Home" folder. This will make it easier for you to relocate workspaces or copy a workspace to a different computer.

Data Entry

Description

Here you may edit the workspace's description.

Home

Enter the path to the workspace's home folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the location of the workspace paths configuration file (.ws file). You may only enter one folder in this path.

Notes:

  • In a standard workspace, Home is the root folder of the workspace, and all other directories that are part of the workspace are subdirectories of Home.
  • Any folder "outside" the Home folder of the workspace (directories that are not subdirectories of Home) are considered external paths and need to be considered with special care for operations like version-to-version migration.

AppSrc Path

Enter the path to the workspace's AppSrc folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder. Multiple directories can be specified and are separated by a semicolon ;.

Note: Support for locating source files in a subfolder of an AppSrc folder is automatic; you do not need to specify these subdirectories in the AppSrc path.

DDSrc Path

Enter the path to the workspace's DDSrc folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder. Multiple directories can be specified and are separated by a semicolon ;.

AppHtml Path

Enter the path to the workspace's AppHtml folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

Bitmaps Path

Enter the path to the workspace's Bitmaps folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder. Multiple directories can be specified and are separated by a semicolon ;.

Help Path

Enter the path to the workspace's Help folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

FileList

Enter the filename and path to the workspace's FileList. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

Data Path

Enter the path to the workspace's Data folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

IdeSrc Path

Enter the path to the workspace's IdeSrc folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

Program Path

Enter the path to the workspace's Program folder. You may enter an absolute path or a path relative to the workspace's Home folder.

Connection Ini

Enter the path to the workspace's Connections.Ini file if you want to use a file or file location that differs from the default file name and location (Data\DFConnId.ini). Use the SQL Connection Manager to configure Managed Connections.

Library Paths

This textbox displays the AppSrc makepath inherited from all of the Library workspaces used by the current workspace.

Makepath

This box displays the source makepath used by the current workspace. The makepath is the list of folders used by the compiler to locate each source file.

A splitter control between the Library Paths and Makepath boxes can be used to adjust the relative sizes of these two lists.

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