The File > New menu

File > New creates a new file. When created, the corresponding Genero Studio component is opened. For example, Code Editor is launched for new 4gl files.

Table 1. File > New options
Category Section Item Type
Genero BAM Desktop Project
  • BAM Desktop Project (4pw) - A BAM project for Desktop applications with an underlying file structure.
  • Simple BAM Desktop Project (4pw) - A BAM project for Desktop applications, without underlying file structure.
 

Application Modeling

  • Business Application diagram (4ba) - application design diagram, used in application generation
 

Database

  • DB Schema (4dbx) - database schema
  • DB Schema from Database (4dbx) - extracts schema from database
 

Sources

Forms and programs for generated code .
 

Resources

  • Action defaults (4fd) - a Genero action defaults file
  • Toolbar (4tb) - a Genero Toolbar definition file
  • Top Menu (4tm) - a Genero top menu definition file
  • Style (4st) - a Genero Style definition file
Genero BAM Mobile Project
  • BAM Mobile Project (4pw) - A BAM project for Mobile applications with an underlying file structure.
   
  • Simple BAM Mobile Project (4pw) - A BAM project for Desktop applications, without underlying file structure.
 

Application Modeling

  • Business Application diagram (4ba) - application design diagram, used in application generation
 

Database

  • DB Schema (4dbx) - database schema
  • DB Schema from Database (4dbx) - extracts schema from database
 

Sources

Forms and programs for managed code
 

Resources

  • Action defaults (4fd) - a Genero action defaults file
  • Style (4st) - a Genero Style definition file
Genero Project
  • Desktop Project (.4pw) - project for Desktop applications with an underlying file structure
  • Mobile Project (.4pw) - project for Mobile applications with an underlying file structure
  • Simple project (4pw)
  Database
  • DB Schema (4db) - database schema
  • DB Schema from Database (4db) - extracts schema from database
 

Sources

  • Source (4gl) - a Genero BDL source code module
  • Form (4fd) - a Genero Studio form definition file

  • Form from database (4fd) - calls the Form from Table wizard
  • Form as text (per) - a Genero BDL form definition file in text format
 

Resources

  • Action defaults (4fd) - a Genero action defaults file
  • Toolbar (4tb) - a Genero Toolbar definition file
  • Topmenu (4tm) - a Genero Topmenu definition file
  • Style (4st) - a Genero Style definition file
  • Startmenu (4sm) - A Genero Start Menu definition file
  • Localized String (str) - Genero Localized String file
Report from Template Templates A list of predefined report templates that you can use to quickly define a report. For further information, see Create and manage report templates.
Reports Report Data
  Report Designs
  • Empty report (4rp) - a blank report design document
  • List report (4rp) - template of a report design document formatted for a list

For further information, see Create a report design document.

  Report Templates
  Report Schema
Web / AS Sources
  • HTML (html)
  • XHTML (xhtml)
  • CSS (css)
  • SCSS (.scss)
  • JavaScript™ (js)
  • JSON (.json)
  Configuration
SOA Services
  • Soap Server (4gl) - create a 4gl application and server stub from wsdl file
Other files New Files
  • With no extension
  • Text (txt)
  • XML (xml)