This menu is used to open, close, save and print documents (Adelia sources or text files).
You can also use it to find a specific character string in the documents in the current application area or the repository.
Open
This option opens a dialog box that lets you open a source file.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+O.
Open text
This option opens a Windows system dialog box that lets you open a text file.
New text
This option opens a Windows system dialog box that lets you create a new text document.
Close
This option closes the document in the active window. If the document has been modified, a message will appear, asking whether you want to save these changes before closing it.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+F4.
Save
This option saves the document in the active window.
If the document is an Adelia source of any type, the save procedure will overwrite the last version. The same will be true if the document is an existing text file.
If the document is a new text file, this option will open a Windows system dialog box that lets you record the text file with a new name.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+S.
Save as
This option is only available with text documents. It opens a Windows system dialog box that lets you save the text file with a new name.
Multisource search
This option opens a dialog box that lets you search for a character string in a number of different source types, simultaneously.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+S.
Printer setup
This option opens a Windows system dialog box that lets you select and configure the printer.
This option prints the document in the active window. The print procedure is interactive.
Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+P.
Exit
This option closes all windows and exits the 4GL Editor. If any documents have been modified since they were last saved, a message will appear, asking whether you want to save these changes before closing them.
Keyboard shortcut: Alt+F4.
Recent document list
This list shows the names of the most recently opened documents:
document in the active window (first document in the list),
documents in inactive windows,
documents that have been opened then closed again.
The list can show up to nine documents.
If you click on the name of a document, its window will be activated (if it is already open), or re-opened (if it is no longer open).
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