A Dexterity application is a combination of a few basic components that work together to present a functioning application.
- An application dictionary (a file with the extension .DIC) is the file that stores all of the resources and code for your application. When you use Dexterity to create new windows, tables and reports, you’re adding objects, or resources, to the application dictionary.
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- The runtime engine (RUNTIME.EXE) is an executable application that interprets the contents of the dictionary to present a functioning application to users.
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- The dictionary DEX.DIC, which contains resources used by the runtime engine as it interprets an application dictionary.