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Managing Scripts

Once a script project grows past a single file, you’ll want convenient access to all of your code — whether the scripts are stored inside the project or externally on the file system. The project panel handles both.

Project scripts vs. external scripts

Scripts stored within the project appear directly in the project panel, where they can be opened, renamed, and organized into folders like any other project item.

Scripts stored externally can be brought into the project panel by creating a connection to the folder that contains them. The files stay exactly where they are on disk — so your team can reach them and they can live in source control — but you can browse, open, and edit them from inside Tabular IQ.

Connecting to an external folder

To create a connection to a folder on the file system:

  1. Choose Create Connection from the File menu.
  2. In the Create Connection panel, choose the folder option.
  3. Enter the path of the folder you want to connect.
  4. Click Connect. The folder appears in your project panel.

Opening and editing connected scripts

Connected scripts open and edit in place — they never leave their external location:

  1. Double-click the script in the connected folder.
  2. Edit the script as needed.
  3. Save with File → Save (or Save As to save a copy elsewhere).

Saving new scripts into a connected folder

To save a newly created script into an external connection:

  1. Create your script (File → New → Script).
  2. Choose File → Save As.
  3. Navigate to the connected folder in the save dialog.
  4. Enter a file name and save.

Choosing File → Save As External and browsing to the same folder gives the same result.

Refreshing the project panel

The project panel shows a snapshot of connected folders. If files are added outside of Tabular IQ — for example, a teammate pushes new scripts into a shared repository — refresh the panel to pick them up.

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