File Menu

With the File menu, Assembler configuration files can be saved or loaded. An Assembler configuration file contains the following information:

• the assembler option settings specified in the assembler dialog boxes,
• the list of the last command line which was executed and the current command line,
• the window position, size, and font,
• the editor currently associated with the Assembler. This editor may be specifically associated with the Assembler or globally defined for all Tools (see the Editor Setting Dialog Box),
• the Tips of the Day settings, including its startup configuration, and what is the current entry, and
• Configuration files are text files which have the standard * .ini extension. You can define as many configuration files as required for the project and can switch among the different configuration files using the File > Load Configuration, File > Save Configuration menu entries, or the corresponding toolbar buttons.

  Table 1. File Menu Options

  Menu Entry	Description
  Assemble	A standard Open File dialog box is opened, displaying the list of all the *.asm files in the project directory. The input file can be selected using the features from the standard Open File dialog box. The selected file is assembled when the Open File dialog box is closed by clicking OK.
  New/Default Configuration	Resets the Assembler option settings to their default values. The default Assembler options which are activated are specified in the Assembler Options chapter.
  Load Configuration	A standard Open File dialog box is opened, displaying the list of all the *.ini files in the project directory. The configuration file can be selected using the features from the standard Open File dialog box. The configuration data stored in the selected file is loaded and used in further assembly sessions.
  Save Configuration	Saves the current settings in the configuration file specified on the title bar.
  Save Configuration As...	A standard Save As dialog box is opened, displaying the list of all the *.ini files in the project directory. The name or location of the configuration file can be specified using the features from the standard Save As dialog box. The current settings are saved in the specified configuration file when the Save As dialog box is closed by clicking OK.
  Configuration...	Opens the Configuration dialog box to specify the editor used for error feedback and which parts to save with a configuration. See Editor Setting Dialog Box and Save Configuration Dialog Box.
  1. .... project.ini 2. ....	Recent project list. This list can be used to reopen a recently opened project.
  Exit	Closes the Assembler.