Total Visual SourceBook Manual

Code Repository Overview

The code repository lets you store your own source code in Total Visual

SourceBook. The code can be from your own work, information you find, or copies and modifications of the built-in code in Total Visual SourceBook.

The purpose of the Code Repository is to make your development efforts easier:

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Stop hunting for code in old projects.

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Know where the latest version of your code is stored.

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Eliminate wasted time rewriting lost code.

By keeping your module code with the Total Visual SourceBook code, you have a single place for all your code. You can:

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Add code to any existing category, class, or module.

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Create your own category, class, or module.

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Add notes to your code.

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Use the Code Explorer to find and view your code.

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Use the Search Tool to locate your code.

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Add bookmarks to your code.

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Easily share code with others using the Source Code Exchange feature to package code for distribution.

The Code Repository is multi-user ready and can be shared among multiple developers. This lets the senior developers share their code among the team and not get pestered by repeated requests for their code. The person adding the code can also designate whether other developers have the right to modify or just view it to prevent the new hire from modifying their code.

Importance of Backups

If you use Total Visual SourceBook to manage your code, you must make regular backups of your code.

To back up your code, use your current backup software to save the User

Code database. The database file is named TVSBUC90.MDB. Remember that Total Visual SourceBook allows you to have multiple copies of the User

Code database, so be sure to create backup copies of all the databases you use.

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