When you begin a new project or mount an existing project, source file properties are inherited from your IDE project settings. The file properties page consists of:
To
open compiler or command file settings for a 3GL language file:
Select a 3GL language file from Filesystems.
Select the Properties command from the View menu or the right-click context menu.
See Also
3GL language source files have basic properties that you can set on a per file basis.
Usage Notes
Important Make sure you deselect the Inherit
from project option for properties with Chooser dialogs. If you do not do this, your selection is ignored.
to
open a Property Editor dialog box which usually presents a text
box or a directory browser).
The property sheet associated with a 3GL language source file contains a Compilation Settings property page. This page lists applicable parameters and qualifiers for OpenVMS language compilers that you may set on a per file basis.
The Command File Settings tab is enabled by checking Use Command File in the file properties tab. This means that a command file will execute the compile or build process, rather than the compiler settings.
Default command file properties are as follows. Properties not shown here have no default value.
Build Command
@{command file}{file}
Build Directory
Command File
{file}
Use DECterm
False
X Display
Device Number
{number}
Usage Description
Build Command
This is a command that executes a DCL command file (if you are using a command file). The {file} macro is a placeholder for the files you are compiling or building and does not have to be specified. Following are the supported macros:
Device
Device name from the DCL command file
Directory
Directory from the DCL command file
Filename
DCL command filename without the extension
File Extension
File extension of the DCL command file
Build Directory
Specify the directory where the source file build takes place. The default
location is the directory where the selected source file is located. (You
can browse for another directory.)
Command File
You must provide the file specification of the command file that you want
to use. You can browse the given list for the file. (Must be enabled with
the Use Command File property.)
Use DECterm
This command directs the compilation output to a DECterm window, instead
of the NetBeans Output Window (which is non-interactive). You can execute
your compile and build commands in the default method inside the IDE,
and this will spawn a new DECterm window. For example, if you are using
command files that require input, you will need an interactive DECterm
window.
X Display Device Number
This integer defines the screen associated with the X Windows display device
on a local machine. The property is used only if Use
DECterm property is set to TRUE.