Import and export files

Files are saved on the RealTime server, then imported to the local computer for editing and exported back to RealTime when finished.

Saving a file will upload it to the RealTime server. The RealTime server hosts the Application Calculation Engine (ACE) code (acecode) source as files on its file system. Likewise, loading a file means the local computer will download it from the RealTime server. The saving and loading of acecode requires a Hot RealTime server that the ACE can connect to.

Exporting and importing can be done with any file system. Importing a file means reading the contents of a file and then loading those contents into an Editor panel. Exporting does the opposite; it takes the contents of the current editor panel and condenses them into a file. The RealTime server is not involved in exporting and importing. Thus, an imported file will not be integrated into the RealTime system until it has been saved.

A file does not need to be exported in order to import it. Any file can be imported as any type, but better results occur if the types match. For instance, a word document would not work well as a Visual Basic (VB) ACE procedure, but one could be loaded into the editor if desired. Likewise, the editor can export any type of file.