Open

The Open command opens an existing project or creates a new one.

A project defines the components of a program and the relationships between the files. Projects have a .MAK extension. A project may contain the following types of files:

Source files (.C)

C header files (.H)

Object code files (.OBJ)

Library files (.LIB)

Module-definition files (.DEF)

Resource files (.RC, .DLG, .ICO, .CUR, .BMP)

·To create a new project:

1.From the Project menu, choose Open. The Open Project dialog box appears.

2.Enter a project name with a .MAK file extension and choose OK. The Edit dialog box appears (see next page).

3.Select a file to add to the project and choose Add, or double-click the filename. Repeat until all files are added to the project.

4.Choose OK. The project is set as the current project.

·To open an existing project:

1.From the Project menu, choose Open.

2.Select the project from the files list.

3.Choose OK.

Related Command

Project menu: Edit

See Also

Creating a Project, page 23; Opening and Closing Projects, page 26; Projects, page 3