Open Project dialog

You can open projects in the current Working Environment with the Open Project dialog.
The dialog appears when, in the Working Environments tool, you

- double-click on a Working Environment or
- choose the File > Open Project menu command.

The dialog also appears when, in the Launch Pad's Working Environment tab, you

- double-click on a Working Environment

Projects in the Project List are listed alphabetically. The project name is followed (in parentheses) by the path relative to the root directory.

| Note
| When you open this dialog for the first time, it is initially empty. To populate the dialog with projects, press the Update button. Also changes (new or removed projects) will only be reflected after you press Update.

Typeface in the Project List

Typeface | Project is
Bold | writable in the current working environment
Non-bold | read-only in the current working environment
Italics | located in a shared working environment
Non-italics | located in the current Private Working Environment
Grayed | not at specified location

Mouse clicks

- Double-click on an item in the Project List to open the project in the working environment selected in the Working Environments tool.

Working Environment drop-down
Use the Working Environment drop-down to constrain the Project List.

List entry | Description
All | Shows all projects in the hierarchy tree of the current working environment. The displayed Project List is also subject to the selections in Filter check boxes.
Other entries | Constrains the list to individual working environments in the hierarchy tree of the current working environment. The displayed Project List is also subject to the selections in Filter check boxes.

Filter check boxes
Selected check boxes filter the entries in the Project List

Writable | Shows all projects that are writable in the current working environment. The displayed Project List is also subject to the selection in Working Environment drop-down and the other Filter check boxes. Default: selected.
Read only | Shows all projects that are read-only in the current working environment. The displayed Project List is also subject to the selection in Working Environment drop-down and the other Filter check boxes. Default: selected.
Accessed | Shows also the projects in accessed working environments. Note that the Accessed filter button is only effective when you choose All in the Working Environment drop-down. Default: not selected.

Opening Mode check boxes
Selected Opening Mode check boxes determine what data is used in opening the project.

With Symbols | Opens projects with symbol information. For browsing and day-to-day development work, enable this check-box. If you do not need symbol information, e.g. to open large projects for making structural changes, clear this check box. Also, if you are using the database-driven cross reference system, and X-Ref databases are locked, projects can still be opened without symol information by deselecting this check box. Default: selected.
Use Cache | When projects are closed, all necessary information for re-opening them is cached in a single file to speed up project opening. If Use Cache is selected, only this file is read. If not, all and the original Project Description Files (PDFs) are read, and all source files are checked. Caution: The cached information can be incorrect if (1.) changes are made to projects and files between SNiFF+ sessions, that is, outside of SNiFF+, or (2.) if the preceding SNiFF+ session was terminated unexpectedly. Default: not selected.
Open X-Ref-DB Read Only | Applies only if the database-driven cross reference system is used. The option is only available for the first Project to be opened in a given Working Environment. As soon as the first Project has been opened with Read Only database access, all subsequent Projects can also only be opened with Read Only database access in the current Working Environment and current SNiFF+ session. Default: not selected.

Buttons

Open | Opens the project selected in the Project List.
Update | Recursively checks for new projects, starting from the root directory of the current working environment and updates the Project List with the latest information. If the current working environment is a Private Working Environment, a dialog asks whether the accessed shared working environments should also be checked.
Open Other | Opens the Project File dialog, in which you can open a project other than those listed in the Project List.