File explorer window
The file explorer shows the files that make up the open workspace as a tree: the cached packages the
workspace uses, and the workspace folders with their .al files and the objects in them. Use it
to see which files Prism reads, and to open or copy a file, including one inside a package.
Opening it
- In the workspace window, select File › Explore.
- Press Ctrl+W in the workspace window.
The file explorer opens as a window of its own, so you can keep working in the workspace window while it is open.
| # | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | packages | The packages in Prism's package cache that the workspace uses, one folder per package with the files inside it. |
| 2 | Package file | A file inside a package. Right-click it for the File context menu. |
| 3 | workspace |
The workspace on disk. For a folder with an app.json file, it is that folder; for a
.code-workspace file, each of its folders is a folder below workspace.
|
| 4 | .al file |
A file of AL code. Expand it to list the objects it declares. |
| 5 | Object | An object in the file, as type, id and name. Right-click it for the AL object context menu. |
Select the chevron before a folder or file to expand or collapse it. Package files (.app),
app.json and package manifests such as NavxManifest.xml are shown in green; empty
folders and files Prism does not read are dimmed. Hover over a file for its file type and its physical file
name. When you scroll down a long tree, the folders above the top row stay pinned at the top; select a pinned
row's chevron to collapse that folder.
File context menu
Right-click a file or folder. Items that do not apply to it are unavailable.
AL object context menu
Right-click an object below an .al file.