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From: bc631@torfree.net (Gabor Liptak)
Subject: Re: VA3.0a : Filing in Applications
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Date: Thu, 6 Jun 1996 02:02:06 GMT
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Juraj ATLAS (jordano@MAIL.KOLEJ.MFF.CUNI.CZ) wrote:
: Matthew Sims wrote:
: > I am writing an application on two computers (when I work at home and in
: > the office) but am having problems filing it in.  I file out the
: > application on one machine, but when filing it in on the other, the
: > Composition Editor of each visual part shows a default window and not
: > widgets that I have created.  I can't find anything about this in the bug
: > fixes.  Am I doing something wrong?  Should I 'share' the application in
: > another way?
:
: Greeting Matt,
:         actualy filing out the code doesn't file out the composition
: editor contents (neither the Promot.ed.). I have tried to find out
: how to realy "file out" the whole stuff. Didn't find anything else
: except to transfer it using image. This is just my opinion, but I didn't
: realy use it for real. Will be glad to hear some better idea, too.

You need to use File|Generate Archival Code and when you load it into the 
other image you need to regen the visual part. It is even documented on 
pp. 316 of VisualAge for Smalltalk User's Guide version 3.
-- 
Gabor Liptak
OO Consultant (Smalltalk and C++)
