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One thing I'd like to see in the IDE is a small thing from VB.
Currently in PB you can choose, upper,lower and mixed case for Vars and keywords etc
but what I like is the way VB remembers your chosen case for Variables and edits your code.
For example is I declare Vars with:
Dim ThisString as String
Dim StrLen as Long
then later when I use it and I type
strlen = len(thisstring)
The case snaps to the correct version after I hit return, the reason I like
this is not just to make the code look nice but when I hit return, if nothing
changes then I know that I have miss-typed the variable and to check it. I
think that makes for a more proactive bug trapper.
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I'd like to open arrays in the debugger to check their contents
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I've made enough noise on Unicode so I'll leave that
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PDF or printable documentation (for users buying electronic versions in particular)
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DB !! Not necessarily ADO support but a simple ODBC inc file or DLL so
we could be up and running with basic SQL without wading though ODBC API
documentation. PB proprietry stuff is all very nice but often the DB's we
work with already exist and we need to work with them.
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Compile for different chips!!
"simply" choose, (x86/pentium/pro)
might not be simple to implement but simple for us to use
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long filename support in the IDE (goes without saying)
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Integrated Dialog/resource editor (or DDT editor) PB specific
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Print in Colour from the IDE (The code's coloured after all)
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Last but not least, a Pay rise for Lance and Tom for putting up with people like me,
and being there to answer questions and complaints.
Thanks Guys
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Paul Dwyer
Network Engineer
Aussie in Tokyo
(Paul282 at VB-World)
Currently in PB you can choose, upper,lower and mixed case for Vars and keywords etc
but what I like is the way VB remembers your chosen case for Variables and edits your code.
For example is I declare Vars with:
Dim ThisString as String
Dim StrLen as Long
then later when I use it and I type
strlen = len(thisstring)
The case snaps to the correct version after I hit return, the reason I like
this is not just to make the code look nice but when I hit return, if nothing
changes then I know that I have miss-typed the variable and to check it. I
think that makes for a more proactive bug trapper.
---------------------------------
I'd like to open arrays in the debugger to check their contents
---------------------------------
I've made enough noise on Unicode so I'll leave that
(*wchar)---------------------------------
PDF or printable documentation (for users buying electronic versions in particular)
---------------------------------
DB !! Not necessarily ADO support but a simple ODBC inc file or DLL so
we could be up and running with basic SQL without wading though ODBC API
documentation. PB proprietry stuff is all very nice but often the DB's we
work with already exist and we need to work with them.
---------------------------------
Compile for different chips!!
"simply" choose, (x86/pentium/pro)
might not be simple to implement but simple for us to use
---------------------------------
long filename support in the IDE (goes without saying)
---------------------------------
Integrated Dialog/resource editor (or DDT editor) PB specific
---------------------------------
Print in Colour from the IDE (The code's coloured after all)
---------------------------------
Last but not least, a Pay rise for Lance and Tom for putting up with people like me,
and being there to answer questions and complaints.
Thanks Guys
------------------
Paul Dwyer
Network Engineer
Aussie in Tokyo
(Paul282 at VB-World)
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