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File


Function
Keyboard shortcut
Description
New Project
Ctrl+N
Calls New Project dialog. Set project name, directory and path in Create New Project Dialog. Also decide will new application use dialog or not (yes by default).
Open Project

Shows the dialog for choosing the project file name to be opened in MBBuilder.
Save Project

Saves project changes.
Save Project As...

Shows the dialog for the name entry, under which the project will be saved.
New Dialog

Creates dialog files and adds them to the project.
New Module

Creates the pair of files Module1.mb and Module1.def and then adds them to the project.
Open...
Ctrl+O
Shows the dialog for opening file. Displays the selected file in the File Editor.
Save
Ctrl+S
Saves current page of File Editor text.
Save As...

Shows the dialog for saving file under a new name.
Close

Closes the current page of the File Editor.
Close All

Closes the application and all files in File Editor.
Print
Ctrl+P
Shows the dialog for printing the current page of the File Editor.
Exit

Exits from MBBuilder.




Search

Function
Keyboard shortcut
Description
Find...
Ctrl+F
Shows the search dialog.
Find Next
F3
Searches for the new occurrence of the fragment, used in the last search.
Replace with...
Ctrl+R
Shows the text replacement dialog.
Replace Next
F4
Replaces the new occurrence of the component, used in the last replacement, in the text.
Go to Line Number...
Ctrl+T
Shows the string entry dialog and proceeds to the string in question by pressing OK.





View

Project Manager
Ctrl+Alt+F11
Shows the Project Manager window.
Object Inspector
F11
Shows the Object Inspector window.
Menu Editor
Shift+F11
Shows the Menu Editor window.
Toolbar Editor
Shift+F12
Shows the Toolbar Editor window.
Global Variables
Ctrl+W
Shows the Global Variables window.
MapInfo Window
Shift+F5
Displays the MapInfo automation server window.



Project

Compile File
Ctrl+F9
Compiles the current file in File Editor, to an object file (*.mbo).
Compile All
Ctrl+Shift+F9
Compiles all project files to the object files (*.mbo).
Link Project
Shift+F9
Links up the object modules (*.mbo) to an executable file.
Run Application
Ctrl+U
Runs the existent executable file (*.mbx). If the file does not exist, it executes the command Project|Compile All, Link Project and Run Application.
Compile All, Link Project And Run Application
F9
Compiles all project files to object modules (*.mbo), links them to an executable file (*.mbx) and runs it in MapInfo.




Tools

Component Editor

Displays the Component Editor window.



Service

Settings

Displays the dialog, where you can set general program settings (autosave of the project, configuration etc), dialog editor outward appearance, code templates.
Language

When selecting this menu item, the pulldown menu appears, which contains the list of languages, in which the graphic MBBuilder user interface may be displayed.




Help

MBBuilder Help
F1
Displays this help file.
MapBasic Help

Displays the Help file, shipped with MapInfo MapBasic.