This section describes how to add and remove targets/projects, and to specify properties in a workspace/solution.
Although you can have only one workspace/solution open at a time, you can add as many targets/projects to the workspace/solution as you want and open and edit objects in multiple targets/projects.
Working with targets that share PBLs
If a target shares PBLs with another target in the same workspace, you should work on only one target at a time. Objects are always opened in the context of a specific target. When you open an object in a PBL that is used in multiple targets, PowerBuilder needs to set global properties for the specific target you are working on.
To add an existing target/project to a workspace/solution
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Right-click on the workspace/solution displayed in the System Tree and select Add Target or Add Project from the pop-up menu.
The Add Target to Workspace or Add Project to Solution dialog box displays.
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Navigate to the directory containing the target/project you want to add and select the target/project file.
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Click Open.
The target/project is added to your current workspace/solution.
If you want to add a target to a solution, you should select Convert & Add Target from the pop-up menu. The selected target (.pbt) file will be converted to the project (.pbproj) and the library files (.pbl) included in the selected target will be converted to the library folders.
When you remove a target/project from the workspace/solution, the .pbt or .pbproj file is not deleted.
You specify workspace/solution properties in the Properties of Workspace/Solution dialog box.
To specify workspace/solution properties
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In the System Tree, select Properties from the pop-up menu for the workspace/solution.
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Select the Targets/Projects, Deploy Preview, or Source Control tab page.
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Specify the properties as described in the following sections.
Specifying target/project order. You can specify the targets/projects and the order in which those targets/projects are built or deployed on the Targets/Projects tab page. All the targets/projects identified with the workspace/solution are listed. Check the targets/projects you want to include in the workspace/solution build or deploy. Use the arrows to change a target/project's position in the target/project order list.
Previewing deployment. You can verify the targets/projects and the order in which those targets/projects are built or deployed on the Deploy Preview tab page. To make changes, you need to use the Targets/Projects page of the Workspace/Solution dialog box.
Specifying source control properties. You can specify which source control system, if any, is used for this workspace/solution, as well as other source control properties. For more information, see Using Source Control.
