Saving Your Work

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In Visual Basic, you can save entire projectsBKAGDI as well as specific forms5272EF and modules2JU32VW.

To save a new or existing project

   1. From the File menu, choose Save Project, or use the toolbar shortcut:

     If you have not previously saved the project, Visual Basic displays a dialog box in which you name and save the project.

   2. In the File Name text box, type a project name.

     Unless you type a different file-name extension, Visual Basic automatically adds the extension .MAK.

   3. Choose OK.

     If you have unsaved forms or modules in the project, Visual Basic prompts you to save them as well.

To save a new form or module

   1. Click the Form windowVK6SGD for the form you want to save

     or

     Click the Code windowJ73QNY for the module you want to save

     or

     Select the form or module you want to save in the Project window183GH18.

   2. From the File menu, choose Save File As (Ctrl+A).

   3. In the File Name text box, type a name for the form or module.

     Unless you type a different file-name extension, Visual Basic automatically adds the extension .FRM for forms and .BAS for modules.

   4. Select Save As Text if you want the form or module saved as text.

   5. Choose OK.

To save changes to an existing form or module

   1. Click the form or module you want to save.

     or

     Select the form or module you want to save in the Project window.

   2. From the File menu, choose Save File (Ctrl+S).

To save code as a text file

   1. Click the module or form code you want to save.

   2. From the File menu, choose Save Text.

   3. In the File Name text box, type a name for the module.

     Unless you type a different file-name extension, Visual Basic automatically adds the extension .TXT.

   4. Choose OK.

See Also

Help:

Importing a Text File into Code1MAFTCT

Learning Visual Basic:

Creating an Application

Programmer's Guide:

Chapter 2, "Your First Visual Basic Application"

Chapter 5, "Managing Projects"