This page describes content of the BARfly Silver and BARfly Gold builds.

From the File menu, you can open an implementation file to serve as a schema for the new file.  You can also open a file format registry, select its tab, and select a schema from the list shown.  The following steps show how this is done.

Stand-alone implementation file method Select File.Open BAR Implementation File. Choose an implementation file from the dialog.  The implementation file information displays in the data display window. Select File.New Data File.	Embedded-within-registry method If the master registry is loaded on startup, you might be able to skip steps 2 and 3. Select File.Open BAR Registry. Choose a registry file from the dialog.  The registry contents displays in the data display window. Select a file format from the list (e.g. BMP). Select File.New Data File, or click the New button in the data display window.

What happens next will vary, depending on the I.F. used to create the new file.  The stand-alone I.F. example on the left will create a new XML document, while the registry-based I.F. example on the right will create a BMP image file.

Generally speaking, the result will look like the picture to the left.  You always get a top-level block to work with in the node browser, as well as a header structure just underneath for some implementation files.  From this point, you're on your own.

After you've created a new file, you can proceed to build the file "piecemeal" using the mouse, keyboard, and the Edit and Insert menus.  You can find more information about how to do this in the section on node editing.

  See also: [Viewing files in BARfly] [Opening an existing file] [Using the node browser]