Creating New GUIBuilder Files

To create a new GUIBuilder.(gbf) file do the following:

  1. Do one of the following:

    • On the File menu, select New.

    • On the toolbar, click the New button.

  2. Press Ctrl+N. The Name New GUIBuilder File dialog appears, prompting you to provide a name for the new file. Move to the directory into which you want to save the file, enter a filename (no file suffix is necessary) and click Save.

  3. The Create New Resource dialog appears. Do one of the following:

    • If you have not created a resource file, and want to call up ResBuilder to create one, click Yes. (Upon exiting ResBuilder, you will be returned to GUIBuilder.)

    • If you have already created a resource file, and want to continue creating the .gbf file, click No.

    • If you want to remain in ResBuilder, but discontinue the new file creation process, click Cancel.

  4. The Open Resource File dialog appears, prompting you to select a resource file. Move to the directory that contains the resource file, select it, and click Open.

  5. The Program Options Dialog appears, which enables you to define the following options for the program to be created:

    • To specify a PREFIX file search path, enter the path into the Enter search PREFIX field.

    • To specify the number of digits of numeric precision, enter the desired value (acceptable range is -1 to 16, where -1 indicates maximum precision) into the Enter precision field.

    • To specify the number of pages to use for a minimum memory check, enter the number into the Enter pages for minimum memory check field.

    • To specify which forms to display upon startup of the program, click one of the following buttons: Show all form(s) at program startup, Show only the first form at program startup, or Do not show any forms at program startup buttons.

    • To include remarks in the tokenized program, click the Include remarks in tokenized program check box. Remarks are always included in the source version of the generated program.

    • To include a message that appears near the beginning of the program code, enter a text string into the Copyright Message field.

  6. Enter the desired information and click OK to continue. (The options information can be modified at a later time via the Program Options command.)

  7. The GUIBuilder title bar displays the .gbf filename to indicate that the file is open and ready for modification.