Browser menu choices

This section describes the choices available on the Folders and Attachments menus of the Application Attachments browser. For information on the File, Edit, Names, and Editions menus of the browser, see other chapters in this guide.

Folders

The Folders pane lists all attachment folders defined for the selected application or subapplication edition or version. The Folders menu offers the following choices, some of which are mentioned previously in the chapter:

Retrieve

Retrieves attachments in the selected folder from the library and writes them to files. You can use the stored path name (Use Stored) for the target file name or designate a different file name (Name Each).

Add

Adds a new folder to the selected application or subapplication edition. When prompted, supply a folder name. A folder name can contain any printable character, including space and punctuation.

Rename

Renames the selected folder with the new name you supply.

Delete

Deletes the selected folder after you confirm the delete operation.

Delete Empty

Deletes all empty folders after you confirm the delete operation.

Attachments

The Attachments pane lists all attachments in the selected folder. The Attachments menu offers the following choices:

Show Type

Toggles the display of the attachment type.

Show Timestamp

Toggles the display of the attachment timestamp.

Store

Stores the files in the library associated with the selected application or subapplication edition. The files have the path names you specified. See Storing attachments.

Retrieve

Retrieves the select attachment from the library and writes it as a file to a target path name that you specify. You can use the stored path name (Use Stored) for the target file name or designate a different file name (Name Each).

Filter Text Retrievals

Toggles end-of-line filtering for text attachments. At retrieval time, the system processes end-of-line characters to match the conventions of the target platform.

Copy

Copies one or more attachments to a folder in another application edition (To An Application) or subapplication edition (To A Subapplication) or to a like-named folder within the selected edition (To A Folder). Copying an attachment to another application or subapplication causes a new folder to be created for the target application or subapplication if the folder does not already exist.

Move

Moves one or more attachments to a folder in another application edition (To A New Application) or subapplication edition (To A New Subapplication) or to a like-named folder within the selected edition (To A New Folder). Moving an attachment to another application or subapplication causes a new folder to be created for the target application or subapplication if the folder does not already exist.

Delete

Deletes the selected attachments.

Change Type

Changes the type attribute of the selected attachments.