To create an OpenEdge project specialized for .NET-based GUI development:

  1. Select File > New > OpenEdge Project from the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge main menu bar or the Project Explorer view context (right-click) menu. The New OpenEdge Project wizard opens and displays the Create an OpenEdge Project page.
  2. Type a name in the Project name field.
    The root folder for the new project is created in your current Eclipse workspace, unless you specify a different location.
  3. To choose a different location for the project, click and clear the Use default check box. Then either browse to, or enter the path to the desired location.
  4. Select Client from the left section.
  5. Select the Desktop Application option button and select the GUI for .NET option button.
  6. Click Next. The Select AVM and layout options page appears.
  7. Specify the OpenEdge AVM options and the Project layout options (or leave the default settings) and click Next. The Define PROPATH page appears.
  8. Leave the default settings or modify the PROPATH entries to be used by the project and click Next. The Select database connections page appears.
  9. Select the database connections to be used by the project and click Finish.
You will see your project and its resources in the Project Explorer view.