# Projects How To Tutorials

How to Copy a Project |

These steps show you how to copy an existing project to a new project.

1. | Invoke the IDE Main Launcher. The IDE Main Launcher can switch between enhanced or standard view as desired by clicking the Switch to Enhanced/Standard button (double arrow) located beside the Project button.
2. | From the menu bar, select Projects > Copy Project.
3. | The Copy Project dialog displays. The Project field shows the name of the current project, which is Default in this example.
4. | Click the Project drop down arrow and select the project to be copied. For this example, the project that is being copied is called Demo One.
5. | In the Name field, enter the name of the new project to copy to and then press the Tab key. For this example, the name of the project to copy to is Demo Two.
6. | The Directory, Title Bar Color and Default Library fields are automatically populated with settings belonging to the project you selected to copy from in the Project field. You can change any of these settings or leave them as is, depending on how you want to define the new project. The Settings File field shows demo_two.prj, which is derived from the new project Name. If desired, this can be changed. For this example: • The Directory field is not being edited and will be left as is. • The Settings File field is not being edited. Leave this setting as is. • The Prefix File field, which is blank, is not being edited. Leave this as is. • The two fields, Title Bar Color and Default Library, will be changed so that they relate to the new project.
7. | Change the Title Bar Color by clicking the Color Selections (paint palette) button. The Color Selections window displays. Select Dark Green and then click OK. The Title Bar Color field shows the selected color.
8. | Change the Default Library. For this example, an existing library (Panels2.en) will be entered. The pathname is C:\PVX Plus Technologies\PxPlus 2024\Data\Panels2.en. In the Default Library field, enter the pathname or click the Query button. If a library file is entered that does not exist, an Invalid Library File message will display: If this happens, click OK. The Copy Project window redisplays. Enter a valid library file.
9. | The settings for the new project have been entered. Click OK to perform the copy.
10. | The IDE Main Launcher relaunches and shows the following changes: • The IDE title bar color is now Dark Green and shows the name of the new project (e.g. Demo Two). • The Project drop box shows that the name of the new project that was created.
11. | To check that the Default Library setting will open the correct library file, expand the Graphical Application Builder (NOMADS) category on the IDE Launcher and then select Open Project Application Library.
12. | The Library Object Selection window opens this project's default library. Notice that the title bar is Dark Green. This provides a visual cue that you are currently working in the Demo Two project.

## See Also

IDE Main Launcher (Windows)
Working with Projects
How to Create and Edit a Project
How to Delete a Project