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- Header Maker for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0
-
- This Visual Basic 5.0 add-in allows the programmer to
- use his own predefined header for all of its code
- procedures.
-
- You can defined as many templates you wish that wil allow
- you to include such as the programmer's name, the creation
- date of the procedure or your error trapping section. YOU
- will decide the way your code procedure will looks like and
- YOU will define your own coding stantards. With Header Maker,
- all of your programmers will write there code procedure the
- same way.
-
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-
- Contents:
-
- 1- Installation
- 2- How to use it
- 3- Registration
- 4- Disclaimer
-
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-
- 1- Installation
- ---------------
-
- - Double-click on the file HM510.EXE. This will cause it
- to de-compress itself.
-
- *******************************************************
- * *
- * CAUTION! Make sure that you are running this *
- * .EXE file in an empty folder or on a blank *
- * formatted diskette! *
- * *
- *******************************************************
-
- - Double-click the "SETUP.EXE" Setup File. This will install
- the add-in.
-
- - Once you have installed this utility, you can delete the files
- from the folder that HM510.EXE was run.
-
- - In Visual Basic 5.0, open the [Add-Ins] menu and select
- [Add-In Manager...]. Check ½Header Maker╗. You now
- have a ½Header Maker╗ menu under the pop-up menu from your
- code window.
-
- - If you need to uninstall this utility, open the Control Panel,
- and double-click "Add/Remove Software."
-
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-
- 2- How to use it
- -----------------
-
- There are three menus under the ½Header Maker╗ menu:
-
- [Insert header]: To insert your personalized header in your
- module, right-click anywhere in the procedure
- where you want to add a header, i.e. between the
- ½Sub MySub ()╗ line and the ½End Sub╗ line. Select
- [Header Maker], [Insert header]. Your personalized
- header wil be inserted in your procedure.
-
- If you already have some code in your procedure,
- it will be placed at the end of your procedure,
- before the ½End Sub╗ line.
-
- A template is included with this copy of Header Maker
- (½Header Demo.hmt╗ file). You can take a look at it
- and transform it for your own templates.
-
-
- [Options]: This menu shows a form in which you can define
- your Header Maker Templates names and paths. You
- can defined your own tags and write as many
- template you wish:
-
- Name: A descriptive name for the template that will
- be used.
-
- Path: The path to the template file (.hmt).
-
- Remove: To remove the current template from the
- list.
-
- Language: Header Maker can be in french or in english.
-
- Procedure's name: The tag used in your template
- file (.hmt) for the name of the procedure. Supposed
- that the tag ½Proc╗ is used for inserting a header
- in the Form_Load event, the following lines in the
- template file:
-
- On Error Goto Err_½Proc╗
- Exit_½Proc╗:
- Err_½Proc╗:
-
- will produce:
-
- On Error Goto Err_From_Load
- Exit_Form_Load:
- Err_Form_Load:
-
- Procedure's type: The tag used in your template file (.hmt) for the
- type of the procedure. Supposed that the tag
- ½Type╗ is used for inserting a header in a
- TestIt function, the following lines in the
- template file:
-
- Exit ½Type╗
-
- will produce:
-
- Exit Function
-
- Programmer: The tags used in your template file (.hmt) for the
- & name of the programmer. If you use the ½Prog╗ tag
- Programmer's name: in your template and John Smith as the programmer's
- name:
-
- 'Created By: ½Prog╗
-
- will produce:
-
- 'Created By: John Smith
-
- Date: The tags used in your template file (.hmt) for the
- & current date. Can be any of the recognized date format
- Date Format: including ½Short Date╗ and ½Long Date╗. If you use the
- ½Date╗ tag in your template and define ½dd mmmm yy╗ as
- the date format:
-
- 'Created On: ½Date╗
-
- will produce:
-
- 'Created On: 12 August 97
-
-
- [About Header Maker]:This menu shows the About form. There is a 10
- seconds countdown on the unregistered version.
- This countdown is also displayed each time you
- connect, disconnect or insert a header. There is
- no more countdowns when you registered.
-
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-
- 3- Registration
- ---------------
-
- To register, print the form located in the Reg-en.txt file and send it
- at the address indicated with a cheque or postal money order. Indicate
- the way you would like to receive your registration number. Once you
- you have receive it, got to the menu [Header Maker], [About Header
- Maker] and click on the Registration command button.
-
-
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-
- 4- Disclaimer
- ---------------
-
- You use this at your own risk. While all attempts have been made to
- make this software error free, Soft concepts is in no way liable for
- any losses due to the use of this software. No warranty is given
- or implied.
-