Problem with the programmer for a VHDL code

Hello to all.

I made a code to make a RS232 connection between my PC and my Stratix II. Now I'd like to implement it on the card to test it. I'm a begginer in VHDL and in Quartus, and in electronics in general.

So I compile my code, there is no error, then I run the programmer, the card is marked with the USB Blaster. But there is no file. When I try to find my code via the browser, I realize that the extension is not the same. The program needs a file type. Sof,. Pof,. Jam,. Jbc,. Ekp or. Jic

And unfortunately I do not seem to find it in my project.

Can you help me explaining me how to get this type of file from my VHDL code?

Thank you in advance!