A compiled program is called in the same manner as any other application program. For example, if you have compiled a procedure program called RunTest, call it as follows RunTest () Appropriate expressions would be entered within the parentheses (if required). If it is necessary to run a program disregarding its compilation, the command: SET…
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The disk location of compiled programs is pertinent only if you are copying the application database to another location, managing disk space, or building a fully compiled application. Each compiled program is stored in a separate file with the same name as the source code file in a directory of the operating system that corresponds…
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Once you have developed an application system, you have four alternative approaches to using it. You can choose not to compile any part of the application. You can compile the programs at any time during the development of your application. We recommend, however, that you test and debug all programs fully before compiling them, as…
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The Zim Compiler is used to compile application programs. The Compiler reads the programs that you have written (source code) and produces object code. The compiled code is placed into a disk file separate from the disk file that contains the source code. The compiled version of an application program is semantically equivalent to the…
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To be compiled, an application program must meet the following requirements: The program can not include commands that assign values to macros such as let =’Employees’. The program cannot call local macros (i.e., to ). The program can call global macros (i.e., ), but the compiled version uses the value of the macro as it…
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The COMPILE Command To compile an application program, issue a COMPILE command that names the application document containing the program. COMPILE <a-document-name> The COMPILE command reads the program, compiles it, and stores the compiled version in a separate disk file. The source program is then marked as being compiled. Thereafter, the compiled version of the…
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Configuration files are used to provide configuration options for various Zim:X programs utilities. They can be created or modified using any text editor or, in some cases, by means of the ZimAdmin utility. There are seven types of configuration files. The following table shows these configuration files in Zim:X, their corresponding file names, locations, and whether…
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Main Characteristics of Tool Strips A tool strip can have the following items: ✓ From the toolbox tab, add a toolstrip object to the existing form
Opening Objects through the Database Tab Page. ✓ In Zim IDE, the Database Tab Page can be accessed by clicking the Database Tab at the bottom-left of the screen or the Database Tab Page Icon on the View Menu bar. ✓ The Database Tab Page will become visible on the left side of the Zim IDE…
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Note: when painting displays you must add one or more forms to the display first before adding fields. Forms are the only object that can be directly added to a display. ✓ From the toolbox tab, select the type of object that you wish to add to the current form: ✓ Using the mouse, draw the outline…
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