Files in MPLAB® X IDE Projects

This video provides a short review of the MPLAB X IDE's Projects window/tab view:

• Identify the difference between the Projects window and Files window
• Identify where various project files are located in the Projects window

This video will show you how to add a new main.c file to your project using a provided file template in MPLAB X IDE:

• Open the New File wizard
• Select an appropriate main.c file template
• Perform a clean build

This video will show you how to add a new header source code file to your project using a provided file template in MPLAB X IDE:

• Open the New File wizard
• Select an appropriate C/C++ header file template
• Add content to the header file
• Modify main.c to #include the new header file
• Perform a clean build

This video outlines a simple method for adding existing source code files to a project.

• Copy files into the project folder using a file browser
• Add files to the project in MPLAB X IDE

This video outlines methods for permanently deleting files from projects:

• Deleting files from the Files tab
  • Right click on the filename
  • Select Delete
  • In the confirmation window click Yes
  • Next, remove the file reference from your project
  • Right click on the filename in the project window
  • Select Remove from Project
• Deleting files using your file manager
  • Right click on the filename in File Manager
  • Select Move to Trash
  • Next, remove the file reference from your project
  • Right click on the filename in the project window
  • Select Remove from Project

• Open the Project or Files tab
• Right Click on the filename
• Select Rename
• Enter the new name
• Hit Ok
• Your done!

This video outlines two methods for removing files from a project build:

• Exclude file from the current project configuration
  • Right Click on file name in the project window
  • Select Exclude File from Current Configuration

Or

• Remove file from the project
  • Right click on file name in the project window
  • Select Remove from Project