I am using API 1 or API2

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Hi all.

This is going to sound REALLY dumb, but how do I know if I am using API1 or API2.

I see “convert Project To API2” but from what I have read, that takes a really old program with Classes like Window and converts it to the “new” Desktop window.

Regards

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Perhaps the best way to answer that question would be to run analyze project with the show deprecations option. Also, not a dumb question at all. The line is a bit blurred.

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Hi Tim.

I made a little discard project with one window, one button… using Window instead of desktop window, and button instead of desktopButton for the button, and the only thing I see happening is the Button and window changing to DesktopButton and DesktopWindow.

Regards.

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True, but the question was this:

And Tim provides a good answer.

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Also, if this project was started on a Xojo release that was current when or after API 2 shipped, it should have defaulted to that.

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A project Save As… with a > 2019 Xojo saves the project to API2+.
New Project(s) created with a > 2019 Xojo are API2+.
And in the above cases, the Documentation shows only API2+ information.

Now, you can get an old API project, develop with the current Xojo version and use an old documentation. [What For ? Old macOS | Old computers]