GMS:File Menu

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The File menu is one of the standard menus and is available in all of the modules. The commands in the File menu are used for file input and output for the basic GMS file types, for printing, and to exit the program. The following commands are contained in the File menu:

Menu Command Description
New Deletes all data associated with all data types and all modules. It resets the status of the program to the default state that is set when the program is first launched. This command should be selected when an entirely new modeling problem is started.
Open This command is most often used to read in project files or other GMS native files. However, this command is also used to import data or other files generated outside of GMS. Projects can either be opened into the current window which replaces the existing project, or the project can be opened into a new instance of GMS. This setting is selected in the Preferences dialog that is accessed by the Edit | Preferences command.
Import From Database Allows users to access data stored in a database and import it.
Import From Web Allows users to import an image from the world-wide-web.
Save Used to save GMS projects. A project contains all of the files associated with a modeling project. When a GMS project is saved, all files associated with the data currently in memory are saved. This includes any model simulations which are open. By default the model simulation will be saved to the same location as the project. However, in the Save dialog the path for the model simulation can be specified.
Save As Used to designate the path for saving a GMS project. It can also be used to Export data.
Edit File Prompts for the name of a file and opens the file in a program of your choice. This command is used to edit model input files or to view output files. Output files that are part of a Solution can also be viewed by double clicking on the text file in the Project Explorer.
Page Setup Launches the Page Setup dialog. The Page Setup dialog contains 3 tabs: Margins, Options, and Paper Size. The Options tab allows the user to specify the printing scale. The Paper Size tab allows the user to select the paper size and source. Also, the orientation, portrait or landscape, can be selected. The Margin tab allows the user to change the Margins. On the right side of each tab is a print preview.
Print Printed copies of the current GMS image are generated with this command. This launches the standard Windows Printing dialog.
Recent File List Near the bottom of the file menu is a list of recently opened projects. You can have as many as 5 different files in the recent file list.
Exit Terminates the program.