Open a File to Browse

You can browse an Archive, Compare, Extract, or Control File:

From the Main Menu

To open a file to browse:

  1. In the Utilities menu, select Browse to open the Browse dialog.
  2. In the File menu:
    • Select Open to display the Open dialog to locate and open a file, OR
    • Select Last Created [Archive, Compare, Extract, or Control] File to open the most recently created file of the type you select.

From a Request Editor or list of files

To open a file to browse:

  • Right-click the file name and select Browse from the shortcut menu.

From Windows Explorer

To open a file to browse:

  • In Windows Explorer, double-click a file name or drag the file name to the Optim icon on the workstation desktop to open the selected file.

The Browse dialog displays the name of the selected Archive, Compare, or Extract File in the title bar. When you browse a Control File, the name of the Control File appears briefly in the status bar before the name of the associated Archive or Extract File appears in the title bar.

Note: Each Control File is associated with an Archive or Extract File. To open the Control File, the associated file must be available on the drive and in the directory specified when the Control File was created. If the associated file cannot be found, the Control File will not open. Instead, an error message displays the fully qualified name of the associated file, as saved in the Control File.

While browsing an Archive, Control, or Extract File, use the Actions menu commands to open the Convert, Delete, Insert, or Load Request Editor, with the selected file as the Source File. If a menu command is grayed out, it is not available for the type of file you are browsing.

Use View menu commands when browsing a Control File, as follows:

Hide Row Status
Select to omit the status and action information columns in the grid.
Only Show Rows in Error
Select to include only discarded rows in the grid.