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Loading

Loading a saved program is also straightforward. To load any program
you’ve created, choose File | Open, or click the Open button on the toolbar.
This displays a standard file Open dialog. Using the dialog, you can navigate
to any folder in your file system and select a file to be loaded. The dialog de-
faults to looking for files with the standard .prp extension for PRPprograms.
NOTE: Do not try to edit the saved program in any other application. If you
do, you will not be able to load the program with the PRP.

Converting the Program to Source Code
Now’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! When you are satisfied that your
program is complete, you need to turn it into source code. This source code
will be compiled as necessary and downloaded to a host where it can be used
to control the robot.
1. Choose Tools | Convert To. You’ll see a submenu with the available
language choices (Figure 6-8).

Figure 6-8
The first step in conversion is selecting the language for the source code.

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