File Save Dialog

File Save

This dialog enables you to save the library element in the current FBEditor tab in any of the following formats:
- XML: Saves the current library element in an IEC 61499 XML encoded file.
- Java: Saves the current library element as a *.java file and compiles it to a *.class file in the same directory. Following compilation, a dialog box will open displaying the results of the compilation and the *.java source file with correspondingly numbered lines.
- HTML: Saves the current library element as an HTML file containing skeleton documentation for the element, including an applet for viewing an XML file containing the library element. The size of the applet frame will be the same as the current size of the FBEditor frame.
- PNG: Saves the contents of the Worksheet as a *.png file in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. The size of the PNG image is trimmed to that required to display all of the graphic elements in the Worksheet, which may be larger or smaller than the size of the Viewport.
The directory in which the files are saved is determined by the package name. For instance, if the FBDK is located in the C:\fbdk directory:
- the XML file of the element shown above would be stored as C:\fbdk\src\mach\LOAD_CTL.fbt;
- the HTML file would be stored as C:\fbdk\src\mach\LOAD_CTL.htm;
- the Java™ file would be stored as C:\fbdk\lib\fb\rt\mach\LOAD_CTL.java;
- the class file would be stored as C:\fbdk\lib\fb\rt\mach\LOAD_CTL.class; and
- the Worksheet contents would be saved as C:\fbdk\images\fb\rt\mach\LOAD_CTL.png.
If a file is already saved with the given library element name, e.g., myFBType.java, it is copied into a backup file, e.g., myFBType.baknn, where nn is the lowest available number in the sequence {00..99}. If all the backup numbers in the sequence 00..99 are occupied, no backup will be made, so it is a good idea to purge backed up files from time to time.