Distributed NetBeans recognizes your 3GL (BASIC, C/C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, and PASCAL) source files and associates them with specific properties and actions.
To
start a new project:
Select File/New Project.
Choose OpenVMS Remote Application/OpenVMS 3GL Application.
Expand the OpenVMS language folder (where language BASIC, C/C++, COBOL, FORTRAN, or PASCAL).
Select the appropriate template file with which to start your project.
Click Next
to open the Target Location page and select a directory
where you want to save your source files and build them.
A new file appears at the location you have selected in Filesystems,
and the Source Editor makes the file available for editing. Syntax
coloring and/or making font bold serve to highlight
various language elements.
To
accelerate the process of selecting templates for your project:
Right click on
your project directory and select New from the context menu.
Ensure that the correct directory is selected when you right-click,
because this is the target location of the new file.
Select from the cascading menus the OpenVMS language folder, and then the template file you want to add to the project.
Your final selection
opens the New Object Name page of the New Wizard, where
you specify a name for the new file and click Finish.
The file is saved to your project directory (that is, the directory
that you have selected by right-clicking
in Filesystems).
To
start with an existing project, mount
the project directory (or a parent directory) in Filesystems.
Select Mount Filesystem from the File menu or right-click the Filesystems icon.
Select Mount and then Local Directory.
On the New Wizard - Local Directory page, select or browse for a directory. (You can also create a new directory.) Each language file type has specific properties and actions that are made available from the context menu by right-clicking the object.
Note By default, Distributed NetBeans recognizes the standard source file extensions for each language. Distributed NetBeans associates the corresponding properties, actions and icons with them. If there are other associations you need to add or modify, you can change these default associations.
See also
Using
Source File Templates
Editing Source Files
Source File Associations