Change the active document in a project by editing the .apr file

Summary

This article shows how to change the active document in a project by editing the .apr file with a text editor.

Procedure

1. Open the .apr in a text editor such as WordPad or Notepad.
   
   

   Warning:
   Always make a backup before making any edits to an .apr file.

   
   
2. Search for "ActiveDoc".
3. Take note of the "ActiveDoc:" number. In the example below it is ActiveDoc: 410.
   
   

   Code:
   (Project.2
   	Name:	"Sample.apr"
   	CreationDate:	"Thursday, May 31, 2001 03:21:46"
   	GUIName:	"Project"
   	Win:	3
   	CSMgr:	4
   	DocExts:	5
   	VisGUIWidth:	70
   	Doc:	6
   	Doc:	239
   	Doc:	180
   	Doc:	402
   	Doc:	41
   	Doc:	410
   	ActiveDoc:	410
   	Buttons:	990
   	Buttons:	991
   	Buttons:	992
   	Dependencies:	993
   	Scripts:	994
   	Prefs:	995
   	WorkDir:	1822
   	WinX:	11
   	WinY:	4
   	WinW:	623
   	WinH:	472
   	SerialNumber:	"234568415662"
   	SelColor:	1823
   	GUINames:	1824
   	GUINames:	1825
   	GUINames:	1826
   	GUINames:	1827
   	GUINames:	1828
   	GUINames:	1829
   	GUINames:	1830
   	TocWidthScale:	1.00000000000000
   )

   
   
   
4. Change this to any of the numbers in the "Doc:" list. This is found just above "ActiveDoc:". In this example they are:
   
   

   Code:
   	Doc:	6
   	Doc:	239
   	Doc:	180
   	Doc:	402
   	Doc:	41
   	Doc:	410

   
   
   
5. Save the file.