File Browser
File Browser is a tool to navigate, open, delete or rename files, and to create new folders or files on a file system.
File Browser manages files based on the kind of information that they contain (MIME type file management). File Browser will launch the specific action / executable defined as the default for each file type, or you may choose between the actions available for that file type.
For example, Code Editor opens for a .4gl file, and Form Designer for a .4fd file.
The File Browser displays in a view named Files.
Navigating files in File Browser
The folders of the file structure in File Browser are displayed as a tree.
Open the File Browser with or .
Icons indicate the folders and file types. If the file is under Source Code Management (SCM), the status is indicated on the icon.
The integrated Toolbar includes options for navigating the tree and refreshing the directory. Navigation history is maintained across sessions of Genero Studio and accessed by the drop down arrows of the previous and next buttons in the tool bar.
To show hidden files in the File Browser, check the Show Hidden Files box in .
Selecting files in File Browser
Click the file name to select it, double-click to open it.
Files open in the module associated with them.
To select consecutive files or folders, click the first item, press and hold down SHIFT, and then click the last item. To select nonconsecutive files or folders, press and hold down CTRL, and then click each item.
Managing files in File Browser
Manage file actions such as open, cut, copy, paste, rename, and delete.
Use the mouse to drag and drop folders and files from one folder into another. Select a file listing, and right-click to display the actions available for that file, based on the mime type.
The New file option allows you to create a new document. See the The File > New menu main menu option for additional information about creating new files.
You can associate file types handled by Genero Studio applications with predefined actions, and create user-defined actions.
Locate a file (starting at File Browser)
From the File Browser, you can locate the file in the System File Browser.
- Right-click on the file.
- Select .