Use the MakeImage Utility

The easiest way to use the MakeImage utility is to access it from the Develop tab.

1. Select the application you want to image in the Applications portlet of the Develop tab.

3. Set parameters for the specified application.

See the descriptions for each of these parameters in Parameters for the MakeImage Utility.

You can specify the following parameters using the Make Image dialog:

Specifies the name of the image file to create. Image files end with the extension .img. Click Browse to display a standard File Selection dialog.

Specifies the filename of the file that lists the applications to include when imaging this application.

Click Browse to display a standard File Selection dialog to select the override file to use. For more information about the format of override files, see How You Can Image Included Applications.

Specifies a new name for the application image file

Causes all components of the application, including non-executable components (that is, include scripts, field templates, and frame templates) to be included in the resulting image file.

Such an image file is sometimes referred to as an “application library” and can be used as a library of templates during development.

Forces recompilation of all application components, even those that have not been changed since the last compilation

Causes OpenROAD to write the component's 4GL script and any errors to the Trace window, if any component has compilation errors

Instructs OpenROAD to treat compiler warnings as errors.

Causes OpenROAD to generate Service Call Procedures for the application before making an image

Causes OpenROAD to generate SCP metadata for the application before making an image

Lets you enter a metadata interface name if you select Generate SCP Metadata. OpenROAD supplies a default name.

Lets you enter a metadata interface version if you select Generate SCP Metadata. OpenROAD supplies a default version.

Lets you use this command as if you were another user, username.

• You, not username, own all files created by OpenROAD.

• This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.

Specifies the name of a log file. This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled and Trace Window is set to Yes. If the log path specified is not a full path, the file is created in the ingres\files directory.

Lets you control display of the Trace window by entering one of the following values:

Specifies that the Trace window appears but suppresses informational messages output by the system

Specifies that the Trace window appears minimized as an icon

Specifies that the Trace window does not appear, and a log file is not created

Note: This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.

Appends the trace output of the current command to the end of the existing error log file. Otherwise, that log file is replaced. This entry field can be used only if Execute in Background is enabled.

Note: The error log file, w4gl.log, is located in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\OpenROAD\Profiles\installation_ID. If the -L flag is passed, a new name and location can be provided for the OpenROAD log file.

Begins a new process while you are using this utility.

If enabled, Execute in Background makes Username, Log Path, Trace Window, and Append to Log File available for use.

Note: You can set defaults for this utility using the Set Tool Defaults dialog. see Set Defaults.