Option 3.1.2. Open an Existing ASCII Form

  1. Do one of the following in the CimForms Text Editor.

Method 1

A.   Click File on the CimForms Text Editor menu bar.

B.   Select Open.

Method 2

Click the Open button on the CimForms Text Editor toolbar.

Method 3

Press Ctrl+O on the keyboard.

An Open dialog box opens.

  1. Open the  <Project Name>\CIMForms\ASCIIForms\Working folder.

  2. Select a file type in the Files of type field.

Options are:

ASCII Forms ( *.caf)

Files that were created and saved or were edited and saved as *.caf files in the in the CimForms Text Editor.

All Files (*.*)

Text files that were saved with a text extension other than .caf, e.g. .txt

  1. Select a .caf or another text file that contains the appropriate ASCII form tokens.

  1. Click Open.

Result: The selected file opens in the CimForms Text Editor.

More information

Step 3.1. Open an ASCII form.