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Projects Menu

The Projects menu has the following options:

Option Description
Open Opens a project browser on a project.
Open to Lets you select the page of the project browser, and opens it to that page.
Go to Project Allows you to quickly locate a project in the Projects pane, by entering the first few characters of its name
Add Lets you add a program element to the workspace, either by creating a new one or by adding one from the repository.
Search Starts the search facility that lets you search for references to and declarations of a program element.
Replace with Released Contents tentergf.gif (577 bytes) For the project editions that you have selected, VisualAge for Java finds the most recently released package and class editions in the repository, and uses those to replace the package and class editions that are in the workspace.
Replace with Previous Edition Replaces the edition of the project that is in the workspace with the edition from which it was derived. The contained packages and classes will be reloaded at the same time as the containing project.
Replace with Another Edition Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select from this list to replace the edition that is in the workspace. The contained packages and classes will be reloaded at the same time as the containing project.
Delete Deletes the project from the workspace. The project will continue to exist in the repository.
Reorganize Lets you copy, move, or rename the project.
Manage > Version Versions the open editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes)You can only version projects that you own.
Manage > Create Open Edition Creates open editions based on the versioned editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) You can only create open editions of projects that you own.
Manage > Change Owner tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Changes the owner of the selected project editions to someone else on the repository user list. You must be the project owner or the repository administrator.
Compare with Released Contents tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Compares the editions of the packages and classes contained in this project, to the packages and classes most recently released into the same edition of the project in the repository
Compare with Previous Edition Compares the edition of the project in the workspace, to the edition from which it was derived
Compare with Another Edition Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select from this list to compare the selected project edition in the workspace, to a specific edition in the repository.
Compare with Each Other Compares the contents of two selected projects in the workspace
Run Lets you select and run an applet or application in the project.
Document Lets you print project information or generate HTML documentation for classes in the project.
Properties Displays details including the edition's status, the date it was created, and the edition from which it was derived
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) The Properties dialog box also tells you who owns the selected project

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Adding Projects and Packages from the Repository to the Workspace
Searching for Declarations of and References to a Program Element
Replacing Editions in the Workspace (Reloading)
Versioning a Program Element
Creating an Open Edition
Comparing Editions of a Program Element
Generating HTML Documentation For Classes
Running an Applet from the IDE
Running an Application from the IDE