Managing Multiple Clarion Versions with the new IDE
One of the nice features of the new C7 IDE is the ability to setup different versions of Clarion as the target for the build process of your application. With this feature, you can test the same code with different versions of Clarion as long as they are installed on your development machine. This option is available via the
Tools > Options menu. From there, select
Clarion from the Options List, and then
Clarion for Windows->Versions as shown below:
In the right panel, the dropdown control shows the default target when no target is specified for the building process. Although all installed versions are initially detected by the Clarion 7 install, you may on occasion need to manually install new versions. To install a new version, select
<New Version> from that drop down, and a file dialog will appear. You simple need to navigate to the BIN directory where a specific version of Clarion is installed:
Click on the
Open button and you will return back to the IDE. At this point, you can give a custom name to that specific version as shown here:
Click on the OK button to save your changes.
That is all that is needed! You can now compile your application with that new version as the build target. The IDE will show the new version as you named it in the menu:
With the new IDE, it will now be easier to test your code under different releases of Clarion.
Pierre Tremblay
SoftVelocity Inc.