Creating Express Project


Launching Create new Express Project wizard

You can launch the New Express Project wizard (see Figure 1) in the following ways:
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Creating Express Project

After the New Express Project wizard is launched, the Create new Express project dialog window appears (see Figure 1).
Follow the routine to create a new Express project:


Figure 1. Create new Express Project wizard dialog window
          
or 
        Note 1. You may specify as the location of express files another Eclipse project or a directory in it where you already have the express files needed for this project.
        Note 2.  The "default" means the corresponding setting in the global Express preferences.                     or                         or 

Figure 2. New Express Project wizard, Permanent files dialog window to select
directories for permanent project files
The Output settings dialog window appears (see Figure 3) to specify the input and output for the Express compiler:
  • Creating the library jar:
    • default;
    • yes, generate and compile java and create jar as well as exd - if this box is checked the JAR and EXD files are created after the compiling of Express file is performed;
    • no, just check for express errors and, if success, create exd only - if this box is checked only EXD file is created after the compiling of Express file is performed.
       Note. The "default" means the corresponding settings in the global Express preferences.
                  Note. You may choose to create both and decide later whether to use any of them.
  • Click  Finish button to create a Project without setting further options or click Next button to go to the next wizard window.


Figure 3. New Express Project wizard, Input - output settings dialog window to specify
the input and output for the Express compiler

The Express compiler settings dialog window appears (see Figure 4) to specify various Express compiler settings (refer the Express Compiler Advanced Settings for detailed info):
        Note. The "default" means the corresponding setting in the global Express preferences.
  • Enable expressions: default, yes or no.
  • Check the Show advanced settings box to to activate the Run compiler in a separate process land Stepmod-specific settings layouts:
    • Run the compiler in a separate process layout:
      • default - in Figure 4 the Memory setting for the Express compiler layout is disabled, because in global Express preferences the option to use the separate process is not chosen, and vice versa;
      • yes - select this box, if you want to run Express compiler in a separate process. The Memory setting for the Express compiler layout is enabled:
        • default;
        • do not specify custom memory size - to use the default memory settings, specified in the global Express preferences;
        • specify custom memory size for this project - after this box is selected the below fields are enabled with initial values:
          • initial memory size (MB) - enter an applicable value;
          • maximum memory size (MB) - enter an applicable value.
      • no - if this box is chosen, the Memory settings for the Express compiler layout is disabled.
    • Stepmod-specific settings layout:
      • Compile stepmod schemas - default, yes or no;
      • Compile arm files only - default, yes or no;
      • Compile stepmod mim files - default, yes or no.   
        Note. The "default" means the corresponding settings in the global Express preferences.
  • Click Finish button to create a Project without setting further options or click Next button to go to the next wizard window.


Figure 4. New Express Project wizard, Express compiler settings dialog window to specify
various Express compiler settings


  • The Temporary files dialog window appears (see Figure 5).
  • You may want to change the temp location in order to use a different drive for large projects because of free space considerations or you need the generated java files for debugging or modifying purposes.
  • Select the below options to set the location of the temporary files for the project (by default they are located inside the project):
    • use the setting in the global express project preferences;
    • use system  temp location;
    • use temp location in the Eclipse workspace;
    • use "Temp" subdirectory inside the project;
    • specify custom temp location. The field Directory is enabled where you can enter directory or select by using the Browse button.
  • Click Finish button to create a Project.

Figure 5. Create new Express Project wizard dialog window to select
directories for temporary project files



Figure 6. Created Project hierarchy of files

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