Save to History

This command adds the current program to a history zipfile with a descriptive name that allows you to summarize the changes and new features of that program. By regularly storing the program in the version history file, you can easily return to a previous version of the program. By default, the history file is named progname + “History.zip” and it is stored in the program’s directory. However, the Extra tab in the Properties dialog box allows you to provide a dedicated directory (another (network) drive perhaps) to save the history files in one place. After selecting the command you are presented with this dialog box (Prompt):

This dialog shows the filename and timestamp of the current file

• The timestamp is the first element added to the descriptive name when the file is added to the zipfile. This makes sorting the zipfile easier.
• The second filename specifies the path and filename of the history file to which it is added.
• The edit line is used to provide a description of changes and new features of the file to store. The description starts with your Windows username, which could be necessary when multiple developers work on the same code. Because this information makes up the name of the file in the zipfile it can not include specific characters as \:/*?<>|”. To separate items use the ; or – characters. After saving you can open the zip file with the File Explorer.

See Also

The IDE Extra Properties, The Menu Bar

{Created by Sjouke Hamstra; Last updated: 01/12/2021 by James Gaite}