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You can stop execution, and use the debugging features only in the program you are currently editing in the Editor.

Enter a New Program in the Editor

The way you create a new program in the PlanetPress Talk Editor depends on whether the Code area of the Editor is currently

displaying the contents of a file.

To create a new program when no file is loaded in the Code area:

l Enter the new program.

To create a new program when a file is loaded in the Code area:

1. If necessary, save the program currently loaded in the Code area.

2. Press CTRL+A followed by BACKSPACE to clear the Code area.

3. Enter the new program.

Import or Export a Program

The file name extension .ptk indicates the file contains PlanetPress Talk code.

If a file is currently loaded in the Editor, you can also use the export procedure to save the contents of the Code area to a dif-

ferent file.

To import an existing PlanetPress Talk program:

1. Choose File | Import.

If you currently have an unsaved program in the Code area, the Editor prompts for confirmation to save it. Once you

respond to the prompt, or if no response was necessary, the Editor displays the Open dialog box.

2. In the Open dialog box, navigate to the PlanetPress Talk program you want to open and click Open. The .ptk file

name extension indicates the file contains PlanetPress Talk code.

The Editor loads the contents of the file into the Code area. The Editor does not verify that the file contains valid Plan-

etPress Talk code when it loads it. You can verify the code by executing it in the Editor and/or examining the Messages

area of the Object Preview.

To export a PlanetPress Talk program:

1. In the PlanetPress Talk Editor, choose File | Export As.

2. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder in which you want to save the program and enter the file name for

the program.

3. Click Save.

Save a Program

If no file is currently loaded in the Editor, and you want to save the contents of the Code area, you use the export procedure.

You also use the export procedure if a file is currently loaded in the Editor and you want to save the contents of the Code area