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   The generation is the phase in which the whole setup and implementation
   assumes a concrete aspect. During this phase, the source code is produced
   that, compiled and linked, will build the application. The application
   produced will function according to the working of the prototype created,
   designed and configured in dBsee.

   dBsee allows for generating the entire application or the single entities
   that make up the current sub-project. This last option is particularly
   useful when testing and optimising the programs, since it allows to
   regenerate only the parts that have been modified instead of regenerating
   the entire application.

   The figure shows the generation options. These options can be modified in
   the Service/Generation environment in which it is possible to change
   the description that will appear in the selection window and the name of
   the template that will be used for its execution.

   The options shown by default are:

     . Entire Sub-project - GenExe
        Generates the entire current sub-project.

     . Special Files - GenSpc
        Generates the compiler and link support files and the application's
       service files (Go - Make - Link - Menu - etc.).

     . Entire Project - GenPrj
        Generates the entire project (including the sub-projects that make it
       up).

     . Dictionary - <GenDbd
        Generates the dBdd.dbf data dictionary file.

     . Help - GenHlp
        Generates the Help file.

     . Table - GenDbt
        Generates the file dBtabd.dbf, containing the data of the table
       files.

     . Configuration files - GenCfg
        Generates the application's configuration files.

     . Update DBF structure - GenDbf
        Update the file structure of all files that make up the project. The
       files have a .DBF file extension.

   Selecting one of these options will start the generation phase of the
   chosen element. During the generation, the system can display the Template
   and/or source code produced by activating the 'Echo' option in
   Service/Generation. After the initial setup phase, some parameters are
   asked for. For instance, in a data entry management made up of different
   options, a list of all objects or entities is given. The different
   entities can be selected with the Ctrl-Space Bar keys. The Enter
   key confirms the generation.

   Once the generator starts producing code, the process can be paused by
   pressing the Space Bar key or the Pause button. Pressing again
   will resume the generation.

   The Alt-B key or the Quit button allow for aborting the code
   generation. Before aborting the code generation, the system will ask how
   the interuption is to be processed, by selecting the break level. The
   system, in fact, handles two levels of break:

   Break1                  Stop immediately

   Break2                  Stop after completing the code of the current
                           object.

   Continue                Cancel the break and continue generating.

   The View On/Off button can be used for hiding the display of the code
   produced. The system will only update the messaging.

   The Code and Template button allow for displaying the code
   produced and the template being executed, respectively.