Sep 1 |
New Visual Expert Blog Section
Posted by Sandra Levy on 01 September 2017 10:12 AM
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Dear Visual Expert users, We're pleased to announce that we've added a new Blog section to Visual Expert Website. You can keep using the support website to communicate with our support team. Visit the Blog | Contact the support | Read the Update List Read more » | |
Jan 14 |
How do I track more ‘open’ calls between Windows, Menus and Application objects?
Posted by Liz Robertson on 14 January 2016 11:41 AM
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Use the Exceptions tab in the Go to Add, and select “Open Window Exception”. This exception extends the results of the macro “open hierarchy” by tracking more calls between Windows, Menus and Application Objects. Define either a window opening function or a variable containing the name of the opened window, by declaring the type of item it is, and selecting the specific item. You can also select the function’s parameter containing the opened object using the dropdown list. Once the exception has been set, close the Settings window. A pop-up requesting you to re-analyse your code will appear. Select yes so that your project will take into account the new exceptions declared. Read more » | |
Jan 14 |
How do I make more space available for Visual Expert projects on my machine?
Posted by Liz Robertson on 14 January 2016 11:34 AM
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Depending on the size and complexity of your code, Visual Expert may require 10x the size of your code in space available. There are a number of ways to create more space for new projects:
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Sep 10 |
How can I isolate libraries to separate several modules from a large PB application?
Posted by Liz Robertson on 10 September 2015 02:23 PM
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Visual Expert 2015 contains 2 macros (options in the left view) to help you isolate libraries within a large PB application in order to separate several modules: PBL Dependencies and External Dependencies. 1. PBL dependencies 2. External Dependencies Use the parameter option (wrench) to filter the kind of references you wish to display.
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Sep 10 |
How do I make the most of my Global Search?
Posted by Liz Robertson on 10 September 2015 02:19 PM
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Visual Expert allows you to run a global search across your application (and also across multiple applications!). Visual Expert doesn't run a regular text search like most applications: as well as giving you the location of the item directly in the source code, the VE search gives you rich results including type, container, and hierarchy information. Because of this, the search may take some time to load. There are a couple of tricks to making the process run faster: To really speed up the search, specify the string of code you wish to search for in the Source code field and use regular expressions/Match Case to narrow down your search even more. Filling in the second line, component name, will also help to speed up the search; however, because VE uses an algorithm to cross reference the source field with the component field, the search may still take some time to return results. Note that using the "Search into:" box will not necessarily speed up your search, as this filter is processed after Visual Expert has fetched the container and hierarchy information. Finally, we do recommend keeping “Show parent hierarchy” selected for a richer result.
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May 6 |
Webinar: Manage the evolution of your PowerBuilder applications
Posted by Liz Robertson on 06 May 2014 04:26 PM
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Learn how to share the knowledge of your PowerBuilder application among the team and to help maintain it as your team evolves. See how to manage unexpected side effects during modifications to your application. For those of you already familiar with Visual Expert, tune in to see how Visual Expert 7 improves the sharing experience, manages even larger sets of code and better automates your analyses. See how several developers can now simultaneously use the same VE project and share the results of an impact analyses. In this presentation, Christophe Dufourmantelle will demonstrate how Visual Expert lets you:
Check out the webinar here (Please sign in to PowerBuilderTV to view the webinar) Read more » | |