The File Menu
New - Starts a new NC program file within a new edit window. This will not affect other files that are currently being edited.
Open - Invokes an Open dialog allowing you to select the filename of the NC program you intend to edit or review. You can select a box on the panel that forces the file into read-only mode. The file will be read into a new edit window unless it is the first file being opened. You can open the same file multiple times but copies after the first are read-only and can not be saved under their original name.
Close - Closes the current edit window. You should save any changes that you make (and want to keep) prior to closing the window.
Save - Save the file in the active edit window using its current name. If a name has not yet been provided, the editor will prompt you for one. If the file already exists on disk, it will be overwritten.
Save as - Displays a dialog that lets you write the active file to disk using a new name. You can also write it to a different disk or directory.
Open Related – Locates and opens files that are related to the active file, for example, postprocessor listings and programmer's notes. These relationships are maintained in the Editor-Options
Related Files dialog. This menu item is not
used in some versions of the editor.
Close Related – Closes
files that were opened via the Open Related command. This menu item is not used in some versions of the editor.
Print - Prints the active file or a portion of it. If you select part of a file (highlight a range of blocks using the mouse or keyboard) then the Print dialog will contain a checkbox allowing you to specify that only the highlighted characters should be printed. Files will be printed using the editor's screen font unless you check the “Use Assigned Font” box and specify a different font.
Insert - Invokes an Open dialog that lets you insert a file from disk into the file that you are editing. The entire file that you specify on the panel will be read in at your cursor location. Position the text cursor to the desired location before selecting this menu item.
Exit - Quits the editor. If any NC programs within the editor have been changed since last saved to disk, the editor will ask if you want to save them before exiting.
Recent File List - A list of recently opened file names may also appear on this menu. Selecting one is a quick way of opening it.
 Deleting
Files: You can delete a file from within
the editor by selecting the file name within the Open File panel and
pressing the Delete key on your keyboard. You can also right-click the
mouse and select other options from a pop-up
menu.
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| The
File Open dialog is standard, with one exception. There is a "Default Dir"
button that will allow you to quickly jump to the directory you have
specified as your starting directory.
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Note: Some
menu items may be available. When imbedded within another application, the
editor may show an abbreviated menu list to better maintain system integrity.
The missing functions are available elsewhere in the system within which the
editor is installed.
Note: Menu items that are locally defined may appear on the File
SendTo menu.
| File selections read the program file from disk into computer memory for editing, save the file after editing, start a new NC program, and perform other functions. To edit an existing NC program, you must first “open” it, reading it from disk into the editor. As you edit, your changes are made only to the copy in computer memory.
To make the changes permanent, you must write the file to disk via a Save selection. If you decide that you want to discard your changes, don't save the file -
just close it (pick the Windows Close button or pick Close from the File menu) and re-open the same file, open another file, or select New.
The editor will ask you to confirm your decision to discard your changes.
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