Can you run a w file with this extension?

[StaelensJarne]

I have created a test project, with a p and a w file.
I was wondering if I can run .w files with this extension? (To run a GUI)
I have installed all the required libraries to run the GUI, I can run the w file in Progress Developer Studio.

The p files woks well but if I try to run a w file the extension says invalid handle.
The error comes from the automatically generated code from the AppBuilder when you create a w file:

ON END-ERROR OF WINDOW-Hoofdscherm /* Hoofdscherm */
OR ENDKEY OF {&WINDOW-NAME} ANYWHERE DO:
  /* This case occurs when the user presses the "Esc" key.
     In a persistently run window, just igNOre this.  If we did NOt, the
     application would exit. */
  IF THIS-PROCEDURE:PERSISTENT THEN RETURN NO-APPLY.
END.

[cverbiest]

As far as I know you can only run_progres not prowin from vscode

[chriscamicas]

As @cverbiest mentionned, the current version only supports command line execution.
But, it might be possible to implement a special run command for w file to start in a windowed environment.
If a contributor is willing to take this point, I'd be glad to integrate this feature in further releases.

[StaelensJarne]

I have done some testing. I created a workaround where this doesn't have to be implemented.

I created a test procedure test.p with the contents:

OS-COMMAND("C:\Progress\OpenEdge\bin\prowin.exe -p C:\homepage.w").

So I created a command that calls prowin.exe

[chriscamicas]

Nice hack !
Unfortunately you won't be able to debug the code execution, don't you ?

[StaelensJarne]

No, I can't debug it now.

The only thing I can do in to write a MESSAGE in my code to see what the contents of variables are.

[StaelensJarne]

I was wondering if you can pass a command line parameter to prowin to start the debugger? If you can start it with a parameters it would work.