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Working with MS Developer Studio and SNiFF+

Setting MS Developer Studio as your preferred editor
  1. Start SNiFF+.
  2. Choose Tools > Preferences in any open SNiFF+ tool.
In the Preferences dialog
  1. Select the Tools > Source Editor node.
  2. From the Current Editor drop-down, choose MS DevStudio 5.0 (DDE).
  3. Press Ok.
    SNiFF+ will now use MS Developer Studio for all editing requests.
  • If you disconnect MS Developer Studio, don't forget to reset your preferences.

Opening the MS Developer Studio editor from SNiFF+
To start the MS Developer Studio editor from SNiFF+ you can
  • Double-click on a file in the File List in the Project Editor. This opens the selected file positioned at the first line.
  • Double-click on a symbol in any SNiFF+ browsing tool. This opens the file where the selected symbol is declared and positions to the declaration.
  • Select the Source Editor command from the Tools menu in any open SNiFF+ tool. This opens an empty editor.
Editing
The MS Developer Studio functionality is maintained unchanged under the familiar File, Edit and View menus. Please refer to your MS Developer Studio documentation for details.
Building
Compile and build commands are under the SNiFF+ Build/VCS menu. Commands are executed in the SNiFF+ Shell tool. Please see the SNiFF+ Build/VCS menu for a description of the available commands.
Debugging
Debug commands are under the SNiFF+ Build/VCS menu. The functionality is the same as in the native MS Developer Studio mode.
SNiFF+ versioning
SNiFF+ version controlling commands are under the SNiFF+ Build/VCS menu. Please see the SNiFF+ Build/VCS menu for details.
SNiFF+ browsing
SNiFF+ browsing and cross-file navigation commands are under the SNiFF+ Browsing menu.

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