This chapter describes the PowerCOBOL development environment including the Project Manager, the Form Editor, the Build facility, and the Debugger.
A more extensive explanation of using the Form Editor may be found in Chapter 4, "Creating and Editing an Application Window (Form)."
A more extensive explanation of using the Debugger may be found in Chapter 7, "Debugging the Program."
These facilities provide the following tools and features:
Centralized management of all application components and properties
Creation and editing of forms (windows) and event procedures
Intelligent application build and rebuild
Debugging applications
Creation of custom application install (setup) programs
Registering and de-registering applications with Windows
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