Creating a New Project Using an SVN Folder

Follow the steps below to create a new project in Visual Expert using source code stored in an SVN folder.

Step 1: Start Visual Expert and the Project Wizard

  • Launch Visual Expert.
  • Open the Create Project Wizard.
  • When prompted to select the project language, click on PowerBuilder.
    Select PowerBuilder Project

Step 2: Select the PowerBuilder Version

Choose the version of PowerBuilder you are working with.
Select your PowerBuilder Version

Step 3: Choose the Source Code Type

  • Select PowerBuilder Files/PBLs in SVN as the source code type. Click [Next].
    Select Files/PBLs in SVN Folder

Step 4: Connect to the SVN Server

  • Enter the SVN Server URL along with your credentials. Click Connect to SVN.
    Enter SVN Server URL

Step 5: Verify Connection

If the connection is successful, a confirmation message will appear. Click [Next] to continue.
Enter SVN Server URL

Step 6: Expand the SVN Folder

Click the [+] sign to expand the folder and display all files.
Expand to add all folders

Step 7: Locate the ws_objects Folder

  • Scroll through the expanded list to confirm that the ws_objects folder is present.
  • Once verified, scroll back up to the top of the folder list.
    Locate ws objects folder

Step 8: Select the Parent Folder

  • Select the parent folder of ws_objects (for example, PBSample).
  • Select the PBSample folder and click the right-side arrow (>>) to browse further.
    Select the parent folder for ws objects

Step 9: Scan Subfolders and Apply Filters

  • Click Scan Subfolders.
  • Select the file extensions you want to include.
  • Exclude unnecessary extensions such as .pbl, .pbg, etc.
  • Click [OK].
    Scan ws objects subfolders

Step 10: Configure Target Settings

  • In the target section (right-hand panel), select the PBSample folder.
  • Click on the Settings icon (A).
  • Enable the required check box (B).
  • Click [OK], then click [Next].
    Configure target settings

Step 11: Enter Project Information

Provide a Project Name and a Description. Click [Next].
Enter project information

Step 12: Complete the Wizard

Click [Finish] to exit the project creation wizard.
Finish the create project wizard

Step 13: Start Project Creation

The project creation process will begin, and the source code analysis will start automatically.
The analysis process may take several minutes to complete.
Code Analysis begins
Wait for analysis

Step 14: Review Analysis Results

  • Once the analysis is complete, results will appear in the tree-view.
  • Select the PBLs and execute the All PBLs macro.
    Review Analysis results

Step 15: Explore Components

  • Each *.pbl.src folder is treated as a PBL.
  • The corresponding PBLs are displayed in the tree-view.
  • Select one PBL, click Component List, and you will see all components within that folder.
    Check components list