probably self evident to every one but me

Looking at the demo project.  There are lots of .sma under the main 
demo.sma.

I don't get how that is accomplished.

I have a Project

jdk.smj

in has jdk.sma

I want to pull out the

function makemenu(f)
end function

and put that into file

menu.sma

At some point a had it working but I don't remember what exactly I did.

I fooled around with settings and include and with using line

include "menu.sma"

before the

function main() line.

But I don't know what I did and I'm looking at the documentation and I 
see the process being described technically but I can't seem to get to 
step by step directions that I can understand.

Even when I stumbled up on it like a blind chicken getting a kernel of 
corn, I had trouble debugging so that it would follow along from the 
main window (jdk.sma) into the menu.sma when makemenu(f) was called.

My thinking here is that I'll have

primary file with

function main()
end function

and then a .sma files for the

menus
forms
functions
etc.

Can I get a step by step.  I'm a dabbler.

I open IDE

File > New Project

Let's say I call it

"StepByStep"

and it is in

"C:\Simpol\"

(by the way I'm an also having to change .smu to .sma, is there a 
setting for that)

So now I have the following:

An empty StepByStep.sma

In which I'll have

function main()
end function

I want to create an .sma  in which I'll write the menu/menus functions.

WHAT DO I DO? I'm a dummy.

"Kromkowski" <kromkowski@verizon.net> wrote in message 
news:fem3j7$20u$1@ipx22096.ipxserver.de...
> Looking at the demo project.  There are lots of .sma under the main 
> demo.sma.
>
> I don't get how that is accomplished.
> I have a Project
> jdk.smj
> in has jdk.sma
> I want to pull out the
> function makemenu(f)
> end function
> and put that into file
> menu.sma
> At some point a had it working but I don't remember what exactly I did.
> I fooled around with settings and include and with using line
> include "menu.sma"

If menu.sma is in the same dir as jdk.sma, ie projects\jdk\jdk, this should 
work.
Otherwise you have to include the path to the file in your include statement
or add the dir containing the file to "project/settings/include and 
libraries/include folders"

> My thinking here is that I'll have
> primary file with
> function main()
> end function
> and then a .sma files for the
> menus
> forms
> functions
> etc.

Good thinking. Some of it can be put into separate libs or modules eg 
progress meters and other stuff that you might want to use in other 
projects, and linked in the project settings dialog to include them in the 
compiled smp. Modules/libs can also be left unlinked and loaded when the 
program is running using !loadmodule() (at present it has a bug that 
destroys any object variable content in the calling function).
"export" must 
be present in the linked or loaded function's definition or it won't be seen 
in the "parent" prog smp. 

"Kromkowski" <kromkowski@verizon.net> wrote in message 
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> Can I get a step by step.  I'm a dabbler.
>
> I open IDE
> File > New Project
> Let's say I call it  "StepByStep" and it is in
> "C:\Simpol\"
> (by the way I'm an also having to change .smu to .sma, is there a setting 
> for that)

It is easy to miss the obvious I guess. Have a look at tools/options in the 
ide.

> So now I have the following:
> An empty StepByStep.sma In which I'll have
> function main()
> end function
>
> I want to create an .sma  in which I'll write the menu/menus functions.
>
> WHAT DO I DO? I'm a dummy.

I gather you have enough intelligence, reading and comprehension skills to 
qualify as a lawyer - somewhat smarter than a dummy. You have also stated 
that you point out deficiencies in a "gadfly" manner that you
rationalise to 
yourself by saying everyone needs this ie. stimulation by irritation. I 
trust that this question is not posed in that manner as I would rather 
devote time to more pleasurable pursuits not necessitating insect repellant. 
In answer:

Left click the file menu and select "new" at the top of the menu
When the new file window appears
Left click the file menu and select "Save As"
Type in "menus" or the name of your choice for the file, select save
as 
".sma"
In the Save dialog listbox there will be a "bin" and
"StepByStep" dir
Doubleclick the "StepByStep" dir so that your file will be saved in
that dir
click Save.
Bring the StepByStep.sma to the front and type at the top of the screen 
before any other non-commented code.
include "menus.sma"
Similarly for any other .sma files you create
The included files should appear in the
Note that if any .sma files consisting of constant definitions are included, 
they should have their include line at the top of the include list. ie
include "myconstants.sma"
include  "menus.sma"
otherwise the compiler may find "myconstants.sma" after it has found 
constants in your code hence causing a build error.
Save StepByStep.sma and the "menus.sma" should appear in the project
view 
panel tree.
If you have an .sma file that you want to include in many projects for 
whatever reason- create a dir and call it "includes" or whatever takes
your 
fancy. Put your common file in that dir. Go to project/settings and the 
"Includes and libraries" tab and click the "add" button to
the right of the 
"include folders" text. Select your includes dir and click ok/ok.
add a line in your includes list in StepByStep.sma for that file as above.
Create a function for your menu in "menus.sma"

Hope that clears rather than muddying things, John

Thank you for your response:

> Left click the file menu and select "new" at the top of the menu
> When the new file window appears
> Left click the file menu and select "Save As"
> Type in "menus" or the name of your choice for the file, select
save as 
> ".sma"
This part I understood.

> In the Save dialog listbox there will be a "bin" and
"StepByStep" dir
> Doubleclick the "StepByStep" dir so that your file will be saved
in that dir
> click Save.

Above is what got me turned around, the part about what directory to put 
the "secondary" .sma in.  I must have stumbled by accident once in 
putting it in the right directory and figuring out to put the inculde 
line in.  But I couldn't remember exactly how in future examples.

> Bring the StepByStep.sma to the front and type at the top of the screen 
> before any other non-commented code.
> include "menus.sma"

This part I figured out mostly by intuition.

> Similarly for any other .sma files you create
> The included files should appear in the
> Note that if any .sma files consisting of constant definitions are
included, 
> they should have their include line at the top of the include list. ie
> include "myconstants.sma"
> include  "menus.sma"
> otherwise the compiler may find "myconstants.sma" after it has
found 
> constants in your code hence causing a build error.

Above is a good tip, that might otherwise gone unnoticed.

> Save StepByStep.sma and the "menus.sma" should appear in the
project view 
> panel tree.

As to this part, below:

> If you have an .sma file that you want to include in many projects for 
> whatever reason- create a dir and call it "includes" or whatever
takes your 
> fancy. Put your common file in that dir. Go to project/settings and the 
> "Includes and libraries" tab and click the "add" button
to the right of the 
> "include folders" text. Select your includes dir and click
ok/ok.
> add a line in your includes list in StepByStep.sma for that file as above.

When you do it this way, do you have to put the full directory in the 
include statement?

E.g.

If I add C:\Simpol\Includes\  folders from settings.

Does my include line say

include "menus.sma"

or

include "C:\Simpol\Includes\menus.sma"

Alternatively, if I use the full directory name, do I still have to 
"include folders" from settings?


> Create a function for your menu in "menus.sma" 
> Hope that clears rather than muddying things, John

This was much appreciated.