Dialog Box ‘Options’ – ‘Load and Save’

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Function: This dialog box contains settings for the behavior of CODESYS when loading and saving a project.

Call: Menu Tools ‣ Options, category Load and save

Create backup copy	: Each time the project is saved, CODESYS also saves the project as the file <projectname>.backup in addition to the file <projectname>.project. You can rename the backup file and open it in the programming system.
Save automatically every … minutes	: CODESYS automatically saves the project at the specified time intervals in a file <projectname>.autosave, which you can reload following non-regular closing of the programming system. In case of regular closing or saving of the project, CODESYS deletes the .autosave file. In the case of a non-regular abort, CODESYS keeps the .autosave file. If you open a project for which there is an associated autosave file, the dialog box Auto Save Backup opens. In this dialog box you select whether the .autosave file or the version of the project last saved by the user should be opened.
Save before build	CODESYS saves the project automatically before any build run.
Extended settings	The dialog box Extended settings opens. Loading behavior : The loading of libraries and compilation information takes place in the background while you are already editing the project.