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Compiling an Application from a Project

You can compile all of the source files in your project, or just the files that you have recently modified. A modified file is one that has been modified and then saved. If you have included GUIBuilder files in your project, see About IDL GUIBuilder Files.


Note
If you have dependencies on the order in which your files are compiled, see Selecting the Build Order.

To Compile All Files in Your Project

  1. Open your project. Select File Open Project. Select the path and name of your project file.

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  2. To compile all the files in your project, select Project  Compile All Files.

To Compile Only Modified Files in Your Project

  1. Open your project. Select File Open Project. Select the path and name of your project file.

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  2. To compile just the files that have been modified since the last compilation, select Project Compile Modified Files.

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    Note
    If you have dependencies on the order in which your files are compiled, see Selecting the Build Order.

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)