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FlintZA
New Member
South Africa
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 Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 05:32:24 AM
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Is there any way to utilise Visual Studio macros within autotext code?
Specifically, I am trying to automatically generate text which includes the project name and the VS $(ProjectName) macro would do the trick.
Alternatively, is there another way to access the project name? |
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bugfix
Tomato Guru
Germany
324 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 08:54:56 AM
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depending what you're trying to do a way might be to use projects' preprocessor settings. like _PROJECTNAME=$(ProjectName)
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FlintZA
New Member
South Africa
8 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 09:10:09 AM
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I suppose a better description may have helped :)
We use an autotext script that generates our comment block and header guard for .h files based on the filename.
I have run into a situation where two headers in different libraries have the same name (valid in this case) and while I can differentiate the header files themselves due to their location the guards end up being the same so only the first file's content gets handled:
/Core/PlatformSpecifics.h:
/* File header comment */
#ifndef _PlatformSpecifics_h__
#define _PlatformSpecifics_h__
namespace core
{
// Code
}
#endif // _PlatformSpecifics_h__
/UserInterface/PlatformSpecifics.h:
/* File header comment */
#ifndef _PlatformSpecifics_h__
#define _PlatformSpecifics_h__
namespace userinterface
{
// Code
}
#endif // _PlatformSpecifics_h__
In another file:
#include <Core/PlatformSpecifics.h> // Ok, everything gets included
#include <UserInterface/PlatformSpecifics.h> // Broken, guards prevent anything from being included
I want to prefix the project/library name to the file name in guards to prevent this in future. I can obviously do it manually in the couple of cases it may arise, but I'd prefer save myself the pain of tracking down a silly mistake like same-name headers while in deadline groggyness :)
Unfortunately the above solution doesn't quite work in this case. I considered using a GUID macro, but that seems a bit dirty to me. |
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bugfix
Tomato Guru
Germany
324 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 12:27:56 PM
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| guess you have to stick w/ smth like __$GUID_STRING$_$FILE_BASE$_h__ or write some VS macro to do the job. |
http://www.mf-sd.de |
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hotzenplotz
Senior Member
Austria
34 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 2:16:56 PM
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Well, I just used a custom "VAX macro" in the autotext entry, that way VAX asks me what to put there when I use the autotext.
Like this:
#ifndef INCLUDED_$INCLUDE_GUARD_NAME$
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It would be more comfortable if VAX could put something meaningful there itself, but since I have very specific wishes about what $INCLUDE_GUARD_NAME$ should be, this is probably the best way for me. |
Use the source, Luke!
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
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Posted - Oct 03 2007 : 3:07:26 PM
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You could do something like this to get the filename from VA - then you can enter a custom prefix (or not):
#ifndef $prefix$$FILE_BASE$_h__
#define $prefix$$FILE_BASE$_h__
$selected$
#endif // $prefix$$FILE_BASE$_h__
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
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FlintZA
New Member
South Africa
8 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2007 : 02:24:58 AM
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Thanks for the suggestions.
I do already use the FILE_BASE keyword just without the prefix. I'll consider the guid and prompt options. It's a real pity about not using the VS macros.. feature request forums here I come :) |
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mwb1100
Ketchup Master
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Posted - Oct 04 2007 : 12:00:02 PM
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Originally posted by FlintZA
Thanks for the suggestions.
I do already use the FILE_BASE keyword just without the prefix. I'll consider the guid and prompt options.
I used to use a guard something like $FILE_BASE_UPPER$_$FILE_EXT_UPPER$_$GUID_STRING$, but co-workers didn't like it so I had to remove the GUID portion. Now I can point them here and show that the GUID solves a real problem, not just an imaginary one.
Note that GUID_STRING doesn't exactly work because of embedded '-' character, but the snippet gives the idea. |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Oct 04 2007 : 2:17:16 PM
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| A request for GUID_STRING_ALT (any better name)? |
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FlintZA
New Member
South Africa
8 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2007 : 02:42:09 AM
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but co-workers didn't like it so I had to remove the GUID
That's one of the reasons I'm not too keen on it, I can just see the arguments I'll end up having about it :) |
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Autotext and VS macros?
