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View the project and source file properties

To view the project properties:

Right-click the project and click Properties.
Click the different tabs in the properties to see what options you can use to configure how your project builds.
Where appropriate, click Show Advanced Directives, , to view more options.

Note that most of the properties for the project are not duplicated for each program. For example, -defext is only specified for individual files.

Note also that there are Additional options fields for both compiling, on the PL/I tab, and for linking, on the PL/I Link.

On the PL/I Link tab there is a field for libraries. This is used for both external libraries such as ODBC, and for linking projects. If a second project creates a necessary .lib, put the name of that .lib here and if it is updated by the build process, this project will be re-linked.