Add a new file type definition to settings.agconf

Modify the settings.agconf file to include a new file type based on the 4dbx database schema file type.

  1. Open the settings.agconf file in your template directory.
  2. Find the Database section. Notice that there is a File element defining the 4dbx file type. Copy and paste this File element so that you have an additional File element in your Database element.
  3. Modify the extension attribute to use your own database extension, for example 4dbz.
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
    <AGSettings version="5">
      <Form> </Form>
      <BusinessRecord> </BusinessRecord>
      <BusinessApplication> </BusinessApplication>
      <Database>
        <File extension="4dbx">
          <DynamicProperties>
            <DynamicProperty name="widget" type="ENUM" label="Widget" 
               initialValue="Edit" description="Associated widget" 
               editorInfo="contains:ButtonEdit|CheckBox|ComboBox|DateEdit|Edit|
                 FFImage|FFLabel|Field|Phantom|ProgressBar|RadioGroup|Slider|
                 SpinEdit|TextEdit|TimeEdit"/>
            <DynamicProperty name="label" type="TEXT" label="Label"  initialValue="" 
               description="Associated label when generating form"/>
          </DynamicProperties>
          <Items>
            <Item nodeName="column" dynamicProperties="widget;label"/>
          </Items>
        </File>
        <File extension="4dbz">
          <DynamicProperties>
            <DynamicProperty name="widget" type="ENUM" label="Widget" 
               initialValue="Edit" description="Associated widget" 
               editorInfo="contains:ButtonEdit|CheckBox|ComboBox|DateEdit|Edit|
                 FFImage|FFLabel|Field|Phantom|ProgressBar|RadioGroup|Slider|
                 SpinEdit|TextEdit|TimeEdit"/>
            <DynamicProperty name="label" type="TEXT" label="Label"  
               initialValue="" description="Associated label when generating form"/>
          </DynamicProperties>
          <Items>
            <Item nodeName="column" dynamicProperties="widget;label"/>
          </Items>
        </File>
      </Database>
    </AGSettings>
  4. Save your files.