Arthur Fuller
artful at rogers.com
Fri Jan 31 13:09:08 CST 2003
Allow me to jump in, since I originated this thread :-) I volunteer to head the development team on this project, and to provide the initial database offering. It's not perfect or complete, but I'm guessing that I have invested more time in codelib than other listers, so I will offer my current database as the starting point. There's nothing at all wrong with the CL UI. Well maybe there is, but it works pretty well. However there are two distinct versions, one of which is loaded as an add-in and the other a stand-alone program written I would guess in VB. Before we run off and write something, may I suggest/ask: 1. I don't know how to get around the password issue. (I.e. if you try to open CodeLib.mdb from Access it demands a password. Does anyone know the password? That would be an excellent starting point. Then I could reverse-engineer the db -- not that its structure is difficult to deduce, but simply in the interests of preserving column names and sizes and so on.) 2. The major feature lacking in the stand-alone version is the ability to import and export from various instances of codelib.mdb. Minor features lacking include printing facilities (i.e. print selected fragment(s), topic(s) &c.) 3. I'm not sure precisely when MS switched to the integrated version from the stand-alone version, but I prefer the stand-alone version. Incidentally, I have used it to create various *lib.mdb files for Access, XML, VB, PHP and Perl. In fact, this is the beauty of the product. You can store any kind of code in it that you want (but it only makes sense to create several MDBs each devoted to a particular language). All this said, I'd better fire the sucker up right now and start cleaning up, documenting &c. the snippets I have collected to date, before one of you asks for what I've got already! Reminds me of my mother's reason for changing your underwear every day -- you might go to the hospital on short notice :-) Arthur ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:47 AM Subject: RE: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > I'm willing to participate, but there are already older databases like > this roaming around in the wild. Are we going to build something that > looks and works something like the MS CodeLibrarian or are we talking > something simpler? > > Charlotte Foust > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:Lembit.Soobik at t-online.de] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:42 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > Charlotte, > thats what I was talking about, the complete tool to be filled > afterwards with code pieces. if we get a few people together who work on > it from time to time without disappearing completely, it can be done. > maybe a simple version with limited search options at the beginning, but > something useful. Remember the Backend Upgrader? was done the same way. > Took a long time, but works. so, are you interested to participate? > doesnt mean you have to do all the work > > Lembit > > Lembit Soobik > lembit.soobik at t-online.de > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> > To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 5:21 PM > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > Who plans to design the interface? It's a nice idea but a tremendous > > amount of work. > > > > Charlotte Foust > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lembit Soobik [mailto:Lembit.Soobik at t-online.de] > > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:58 AM > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > Sure, Pedro, > > a great idea. Would you participate, or maybe even lead that team? > > > > Lembit > > > > Lembit Soobik > > lembit.soobik at t-online.de > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <pedro at plex.nl> > > To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 11:55 AM > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > > Hello Group, > > > > > > isn't it a good idea to make a Code Librarian database, as AccessD > > > group, with > > a lot of examples of codes and expressions, which also can be searched > > > with keywords and can run as a normall .MDB. Just a thought. > > > > > > Pedro Janssen > > > > > > > > > In antwoord op: > > > > > > > From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> > > > > To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > > > Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 15:38:28 -0800 > > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > > > > > > >It's designed to be an add-in, not something you run direct. If > > > >you > > > open it as an add-in, it doesn't ask for a password. > > > > > > Charlotte Foust > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Software Design & Solutions Pty Ltd. > > > [mailto:SDSSoftware at Optusnet.com.au] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 3:02 PM > > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > > > > Why is it prompting me for a password if this part of the developer > > > tools? > > > > > > Kath > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: David McAFee (Home) <mailto:dmcafee at pacbell.net> > > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:32 AM > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > A bitchin' little tool that comes with Office Developer (started in > > > A2K, I believe). I just started using it this past year, and its > > > really neat! It can be shared amongst developers. Its a little db > > > that holds sample code > > > (instead of saving it as a bunch of little notepad files > > > like I used to) :). > > > > > > You get to it by clicking on Start -> Programs -> > > > Microsoft Office 2000 > > > Developer - > Code Librarian > > > > > > David McAfee > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > > > Tom Adams > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 1:22 PM > > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Code Librarian /was Thanks > > > > > > > > > CodeLib.mdb - Who, where, cost???? > > > > > > Thanks Tom > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com