The Source editor lets you view or edit code for any dBASE Plus form, report, menu, query, data module, program, or any other type of text file.

Code for each open text file appears on a separate tabbed page of the editor. (If you want, you can choose not to have tabbed pages in the editor, but instead, have dBASE Plus open a separate instance of the editor each time you open a text file. To set this preference, choose Properties|Editor Properties, Display page.)

The left pane

The editor’s left pane shows the hierarchy of the current file. To enlarge or hide the pane, move the split bar to the left or right, using the mouse. The tree view is dynamically updated when you edit code.

Expand the nodes in the tree view pane by clicking the plus signs and collapse the nodes by clicking the minus signs.

The right pane

The right pane contains the code. Click an item in the tree view to highlight the first line of that object in code. Double-click an item in the tree view (or select it and press Tab) to jump to the start of that object in the code.

Note: In the Project Explorer's source view, the code is read-only.