Creating a project and library

In the DataWindow Designer plug-in, you store your DataWindow objects in libraries, and you use a project to organize your libraries.

StepsTo create a project and library in the DataWindow Designer plug-in:

  1. In Visual Studio, select File>New>Project.

  2. In the New Project dialog box, select the DataWindow Projects project type, click Empty DataWindow Project, enter DWStart for the project name and solution name, navigate to your C: drive, select the Create directory for solution check box, and click OK.

    DataWindow Designer creates a project (a .dwproj file) and a library (a .pbl file) in the DWStart directory.

  3. In the Solution Explorer, expand the DWStart project, right-click Library1.pbl and select Remove.

    The project wizard creates an empty library, but for the tutorial you will create a new library with a different name.

  4. Right-click the DWStart project and select Add New Library.

  5. In the Add New Library dialog box, select PBL File, change the name to DWStart.pbl, and click Add.

    DataWindow Designer creates a library (a .pbl file) with the name DWStart in the DWStart directory.