Testing the Open To-Do File button

Now that you have made all the connections for the Open To-Do File button, you are ready to test the work you have done so far.

To test the current state of the To-Do List program:

1. First, prepare a simple text file to use for testing. Use the Scrapbook window to create and save a sample To-Do file called test1.txt with the following lines in it:

   Get a mortgage
   Buy home
   Buy 2nd car
   Renovate home
   Ask for a raise

2. Save your current work in the Visual Composition Editor by selecting Save Bean from the Bean menu. VisualAge for Java generates code to implement the connections you specified in the last step.
3. Select Run from the tool bar.
4. The To-Do List program appears.
5. Select the Open To-Do File button. A file dialog like the one below should appear. Note that the bottom right-hand button says "Open".   If you simply leave the cursor on Open without clicking, hover help tells you what the button will do.

   

6. From this file dialog, go to the drive and directory in which the test1.txt file is located. To select a drive, click Program and select a drive.   The directories and files from the drive are shown. Select your file and click Open.
7. The To-Do List in your program should now be loaded with the items from the test1.txt file:

   

Now that you have tested your current progress on the To-Do List program, you are ready to complete the program by making the connections from the Save To-Do File button.