Before you can begin any development in PowerBuilder, you need to create or open a workspace/solution.
To create a new workspace/solution
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Do one of the following:
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Click the New button in the PowerBar.
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Select File>New from the menu bar.
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In the System Tree, right-click the workspace/solution name and select New from the pop-up menu.
The New dialog box opens.
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On the Workspace/Solution tab, select Workspace or Solution.
The New Workspace or New Solution dialog box displays.
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Enter a name for the workspace (.pbw) or solution (.pbsln) you want to create and click Save.
The workspace/solution is created and the name of the new workspace/solution displays in the PowerBuilder title bar.
The next time you start PowerBuilder, it opens without opening a workspace/solution. You can change this behavior by modifying options on the Workspaces/Solutions page of the System Options dialog box or on the Welcome to PowerBuilder screen. For example, you can have PowerBuilder open not only the workspace/solution you used most recently, but also the objects and scripts you worked on last. See Starting PowerBuilder with an open workspace/solution.
When PowerBuilder opens with an open workspace/solution, it displays the name of the current workspace/solution in the title bar. The current workspace/solution is also displayed in the Workspace/Solution tab page in the System Tree. Although you can create multiple workspaces/solutions, you can have only one workspace/solution open at a time. You can change workspaces/solutions at any time.
To change workspaces/solutions
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Do one of the following:
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Select File>Open Workspace/Solution from the menu bar.
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In the System Tree, right-click on the workspace/solution name and select Open Workspace/Solution from the pop-up menu.
The Open Workspace/Solution dialog box displays.
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From the list, select the workspace/solution you want to open.
The workspace/solution is changed and the name of the new workspace/solution displays in the PowerBuilder title bar.
To change the workspace/solution to a recent workspace/solution
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Select File>Recent Workspaces/Solutions from the menu bar and select the workspace/solution.
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The workspace/solution list includes the eight most recently accessed workspaces/solutions. You can include up to 36 workspaces/solutions on the list by selecting Tools>System Options and modifying the number of items.
