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5.6 File Menu
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For MDI child windows, the Help button is located on the main toolbar and is also shown as a question mark icon as shown below.
Help button for the active MDI child window
5.6 File Menu
The EPSON RC+ 6.0 File Menu includes commands for managing and printing files in the current project.
5.6.1 New Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts Toolbar:
Keys: Ctrl + N
The New command is used to add new files to the current project. When the New command is selected, the New File dialog is opened.
Item Description
File Name Enter a name for the new file in this box. If you supply a valid file extension, the File Type selection will change to match the extension.
For a file name, two byte characters such as Japanese, Chinese characters are not allowed.
File Type Use this dropdown list to select Program, Include or Point file.
Existing Files Shows the files for the selected type currently in the Project folder.
OK Click OK when you are ready to create the new file.
Cancel Cancels the operation.
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5.6.2 Open Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts Toolbar:
Keys: Ctrl + O
Open one or more files in the current project for editing. You can open program files, include files, or point files.
If there is a file in the current project folder (as shown in the Edit Project dialog box) and the file is not in the current project, you will not be able to open the file. You must add the file to the project before you can open it. This also applies to include files and point files.
Item Description
Program Select this radio button to show a list of program files in the current project.
Include Select this radio button to show a list of include files in the current project.
Points Select this radio button to show a list of point files in the current project.
Select file to open Click on the file name you want to open. You can select more than one file by using the Ctrl key or Shift key. The Ctrl key allows you to select or deselect any file. The Shift key allows you to select a group of files.
Open Opens the selected file(s).
Cancel Cancels the open operation.
TIP You can also double click on a file name in the Select file to open list box to open the file
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without having to choose the OK button.5.6.3 Close Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts
Keys: Ctrl + D
Close the currently active window.
Any of the windows can be closed with this command: Programs, Include files, Point files, Command Window, Run window, I/O Label Editor, user errors.
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5.6.4 Save Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts
Keys: Ctrl + S
The Save command writes the current file to disk. The current file can be a program file, include file, points file, I/O label editor, etc. This command is disabled if the current file does not need to be saved.
5.6.5 Save As Command (File Menu)
Save the program, include file, or point file in the currently active window with a new file name. The original file will be removed from the project but will remain on the disk. The new name will be used throughout the current project in place of the old name.
If you use Save As on an include file, you must rename the file in each of your #include statements that refer to it. For a file name, two byte characters such as Japanese, Chinese characters are not allowed.
5.6.6 Restore Command (File Menu)
Restores the currently active program, include file, I/O labels, user errors, or point files from disk.
Use this function to change a document to the state it was in since last saved.
You will be prompted to confirm this operation.
5.6.7 Rename Command (File Menu)
Use Rename to change the name of the program, include file, or point file you are currently editing.
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To rename a file
• Click anywhere on the program window
• Select the Open command from the File Menu
• Select the Window from the Window Menu
• Select from the Window Menu list
Select Rename from the File Menu. Type in a new name for the file and click OK.
The new file name cannot be the same as the existing files. You will get an error message if you enter a new name that is already being used.
If you use Rename on an include file, you must rename the file in each of your #include statements that refer to it.
For a file name, two byte characters such as Japanese, Chinese characters are not allowed.
5.6.8 Delete Command (File Menu)
This command allows you to delete a file in the current project folder. You can delete program files, include files, and point files.
The file does not have to be registered in the project to delete.
Item Description
Select file to delete Click on the file name you want to delete. This file list displays all .PRG, .INC, and .PTS files in the current project folder.
Delete Deletes the selected file. You will be prompted with a confirmation message before the file is deleted. If the file is currently open, it will be closed and removed from the current project before it is deleted from disk.
Cancel Cancels the delete operation.
5.6.9 Import Command (File Menu)
Import a file from other EPSON RC+ 6.0 projects. Use this command to import program files, include files, point files, I/O labels, user errors, and macros.
• Program file names for importing must have a .PRG extension.
• Include file names for importing must have a .INC extension.
• Point file names for importing must have a .PTS extension.
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To import a file
1. Select the file type from the File Type list box.
2. Navigate to the file you want to import.
3. Click Open to continue. If a file name is already used in the project folder, you will be prompted to confirm the overwrite. The file will then be copied to the current project's folder.
NOTE If you need to import files from previous versions of EPSON RC+ or from SPEL for Windows 2.0, you must first import the project using Project | Import, which converts the
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point files and label files into EPSON RC+ 6.0 formats. Then you can use File Import to import the desired files.5.6.10 Print Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts Toolbar:
Keys: Ctrl + P
This command opens the Print dialog box. You can print programs, include files, point files, I/O labels, and user errors. Also you can print out a project summary.
Each document is printed with a header that includes the project name, product name, file name, date and time, and page number.
Item Description
Select items to print Check the items in the tree that you would like to print out.
Project Summary Select this check box to print a summary of the programs and points used in the current project.
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Item Description
Program Files Select this check box to print all program files, or click on the + button to view all program files and check the ones you want printed.
Include Files Select this check box to print all include files, or click on the + button to view all include files and check the ones you want printed. This check box is not shown if there are no include files in the current project.
Robot Points Select this check box to print all point files, or click on the + button to view all point files and check the ones you want printed.
Input Output Labels Select this check box to print a listing of the all of the I/O labels used in the project.
User Errors Prints a listing of all user errors for the current project. If either the label or message is non-blank, then the error definition will be printed.
Print Prints the selected files. This button will be dimmed if nothing is selected to be printed.
Preview Preview the selected files before printing. This button will be dimmed if nothing is selected to be printed.
Font... Opens a dialog for selecting the printer font. The selected font is saved for subsequent printing.
Cancel Closes the dialog box without printing anything.
5.6.11 Exit Command (File Menu)
Shortcuts
Keys: Alt + F4 Exits from EPSON RC+ 6.0.
If you are running a program from the Run Window and the control device is PC, you will see a message that a program is running and you will not be allowed to exit. You must stop all tasks first before you can exit.
If there are any open program files, include files, point files, I/O labels, or user point files that have not been saved, for each file you will be prompted to save it with Yes, No, or Cancel.
If you select Yes, then the file will be saved and the shutdown dialog will be displayed.
If you select No, then the program will exit without saving the files and display the shutdown dialog.
If you select Cancel, the shutdown will not be displayed.
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Item Description Exit EPSON RC+ Exits the EPSON RC+ 6.0.
Shutdown System Exits the EPSON RC+ 6.0 and the system.
Reboot System Exits the EPSON RC+ 6.0 and reboot the system.
OK Executes the selected operation.
Cancel Cancels the operation and close the dialog.