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.H 1 "Saving the state"

State refers to the state of any DSP networks you are editing. The
state is saved when you select `save and exit'. You can have the state
saved periodically and you can save it at any point from the `state' menu.
Multiple backup copies of the state are maintained. See 
the state menu for details.

You can also create action files as a record of almost
everything you do with the mouse or keyboard.
State files only preserve the final state of networks you create.
Action files preserve the history of most actions in a session.
Because of the way action files are tied to the detailed structure of
menus they may not be portable across versions of ObjectProDSP. You
should use state files and not action files to back up your work.
They are also not completely reliable because of timing considerations.
They are intended mainly
to support regression tests of the user interface and to allow you
to easily customize the initial windows.

Select `state',
`session' and `rec' to record your actions. You can only correctly
play back an action file if ObjectProDSP is in the same state it was
when the action file was created. Thus you should ordinarily start
recording at the beginning of a session. Whenever you record or play back
actions the session menu is selected to make sure the
menu data base buttons are in the correct state.
Action files were designed for regression testing but they
can also be used for automated demonstrations and as an additional
level of backup.

