Creating a Freezepoint File

To create a Freezepoint file:

1. Select Creation from the Category list box.

   The Creation pane is displayed.

2. If you want to update an existing Freezepoint file, select the Update Freezepoint File checkbox.

   The Use Default Workspace checkbox is enabled.

3. To freezepoint the workspace named in the existing Freezepoint File, select the Use Default Workspace checkbox.

4. To create a new Freezepoint file, type the name for the new file in the Freezepoint File text box.

   When you start Freezepointing, the Freezepoint File text box is automatically set to contain the file freezepoint.out appended to the path name of the directory from which Freezepointing was started. Delete freezepoint.out and type the path name of your freezepoint file in the Freezepoint File text box.

   Path names that are not absolute are assumed to be relative to the directory in which Freezepointing is started.

5. Type the name of the source workspace in the Workspace text box.

   When you start Freezepointing, the Workspace text box is automatically set to the workspace you have specified through the CODEMGR_WS environment variable. If the variable is not set, and the directory from which Freezepointing is started is hierarchically within a workspace, the Workspace text box is initialized with the path name of that workspace.

6. Create a list of the directories and files that you wish to preserve in the Directories and Files pane.

   • You can use the Add Files dialog box to conveniently add directories and files to the Directories and Files pane. Open the Add Files dialog box by clicking Add Files.

     • You can select entire groups of files by clicking and holding the left mouse button in an empty portion of the dialog box and dragging the bounding box to surround any number of icons. When you release the button, all the files within the bounding box are selected.

     • Select files and directories by moving the pointer over any file or directory icon and clicking. You can extend the selection to include any number of additional files and directories by moving the pointer over them and clicking the middle mouse button.

     • You can also type the path name of a directory or file into the Name text box.

     • Click Add Files to List to add the file(s) to the Directory and Files pane.

   • The Load Entire Directory button inserts the "./" characters into the Directories and Files pane indicating that the entire workspace hierarchy be recursively preserved.

7. Type an optional comment in the Comments text pane.

   The comment is stored in the freezepoint file for future reference.

8. Select the Create/Update button to create the freezepoint file.

   A counter on the bottom left corner of the Freezepointing window displays the progress of the freezepoint operation.

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   Note -

   Use the Delete button to delete selections from the Directories and Files pane. Use the Select All and Delete All buttons to select or delete large numbers of directories and files.

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