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Within the Visual Designer mode, adding INI files to a packaging project may be done by manually creating new files inside the existing structure, or by importing existing files from external resources, such as local volumes, network shares, or flash drives.
1.Each INI file resides inside a specific directory of a packaging projects folder structure. Therefore, when a new INI file has to be added, the first step is to browse the directory tree in the left folder area of the INI file view for the desired target folder.
If the target directory does not exist yet, add new folders to the packaging project wide folder tree structure first, e. g. by right-clicking any existing folder and picking New Folder from the context menu.
2.Once the parent folder for the new INI file is selected by a left click, the file area for that specific folder is loaded into the center of the INI file view.
Use the New INI file... button above that area to add a new INI file with a sample collection of data. As soon as the file is created, its properties dialog is displayed for direct content manipulation. Please refer to the Edit an INI file section to get details regarding INI file content manipulation.
3.New INI files are automatically named with a RayPack default INI file name, e. g. New INI file.ini. If an INI file with that name already exists inside the currently selected folder, the automatically generated file name is extended with an incrementing index value, such as New INI file (2).ini.
It is highly recommended to rename those new files to resemble the actual set of values bundled inside. Please refer to the topic Rename an INI file to get details on INI file renaming rules.
1.Within the packaging project directory tree on the left-hand side of the INI file view, navigate to the target folder for the import. Select it with a mouse click.
2.Reveal the set of object creation options for package folders with a click on the Add or import button. As an alternative, users may also right-click somewhere inside the left folder or right file display area, and reveal the object creation options available in the context menu.
3.From the displayed menu, select Import file(s)... to open a Windows system browser dialog.
4.Browse to the required folder within the Select files to be imported dialog.
5.Select one or more INI files from that folder and use the Open button to import them into the packages INI file stock.
A copy of the selected files is imported into the project and displayed within the center of the INI files view. The windows system browser is closed automatically.