WINDEV Concepts

Part 2: Development environment 79 • a file name that uses a relative path. The available syntaxes are as follows: - Directory\FileName.xxx to specify a subdirectory of the current directory. - .\ FileName.xxx to specify the current directory. - .\ FileName.xx to specify the parent directory. For example: \PickerComponent\InitialStatus.INI This file will be used when including the external component in the project. The paths specified in the WDO file must correspond to the paths where the files are installed on the development computer of the external component. When including the external component, the tree structure specified in the WDO file will be kept and reproduced in the EXE directory of the project. For more details, see Using an external component in an application. Example : The "Zip Code" component uses a "Cedex" data file (Cedex.fic and Cedex.ndx files). This data file is located in the EXE directory of the component creation project. To provide and install the component with the data file, the WDO file must be created in the EXE directory of the component creation project. This file must contain the following lines: .\CEDEX.Fic .\CEDEX.NDX Distributing a component with a WDO file To distribute a component that uses a WDO file, you need to provide: • the WDK file (if necessary) • the WDI file • the WDO file • all the necessary files referenced in the WDO file.