CAAPE User's Manual - ALSTOM Signaling Inc.

CAAPE Projects4.7. ARCHIVING PROJECT FILESYou can copy files from an open project to an archive directory by selecting File | CopyProject To from the main menu and browsing to the target directory. The Copy Projectoptions that were set in User Preferences determine which files are copied.You can also go outside CAAPE and copy the entire project directory to an archivedirectory. See the topic Changing Project Directories for what happens when a project ismoved to a different directory.4.8. CHANGING PROJECT DIRECTORIESThe CAAPE project file stores full file path information on all of the files in the project.You can rename a project directory or copy the entire project directory to a differentlocation, and when you re-open the project CAAPE adjusts the file path information sothat its files are found in their new locations. This only works for files that are containedwithin the project directory. In a few cases it is possible to make the project refer to filesthat are outside its directory; these files must not be moved or renamed or else CAAPEcannot find them.CAUTIONThe fact that full path information is saved in a CAAPE project may affectimporting project files. You cannot move a project to another location andimmediately try to import it into another project. You must first open thesource project so that its file paths are adjusted for their new location, thenwhen the project is closed it can be imported into a new project.P2512A, Rev. Oct/09 4–11 Alstom Signaling Inc.