Code Cleanup:
Taking over someone else's code is difficult enough without trying to read non-standard styles or perform repetitive but critical tasks like adding error handling to procedures that lack it.
The Code Cleanup feature solves this by letting you standardize existing code at the procedure, module, or project level. Apply your naming conventions, comment styles, error handling, and visual standards.
Adding error handling to every procedure that lacks it, gives you an immediately improves the robustness of your application. You can even automatically update all the error handlers as your needs change.
Code Delivery:
Code Delivery prepares your code for distribution. Add line numbers to every line so your error handler can pinpoint errors after your application ships. Drastically reduce the time and headaches spent reproducing bugs, or trying to decipher user bug reports. Code Delivery can also remove all debug code, rename variables to meaningless words, and compresses code (eliminate blank lines and comments) for faster execution and improved security in non-EXE environments such as Microsoft Office.
Code Builders:
Code Builders are available to help you create new code quicker and with flawless conformance to your standards. All builders use the shared standards you define--just point and click and new code is generated for many aspects of your application.
Coding Tools:
Total Visual CodeTools also includes a set of coding tools to handle the more mundane tasks of working with VB and VBA.
Enterprise Enabled Standards Management:
Total Visual CodeTools allows you to define all aspects of your coding standards, including visual style, indentation, error handling, commenting, variable naming conventions, and more. Define your settings once, save them to a shared location, and your entire team can use your enterprise standards without even thinking about it.
Unable to convince your manager or purchasing department that Total Visual CodeTools should be a "must-have" purchase? We have made it easy for you by giving you a list of compelling reasons why Total Visual CodeTools should be your development partner.
Top Ten Reasons Why Total Visual CodeTools Will Save Your Company Time and Money
- Writing Code Is Hard To Do
Writing code that works is hard enough without having to worry about commenting, error handling, and development standards. Total Visual CodeTools takes care of these details for your developers--while writing new code, or updating existing code.
Professional application development requires error handling--ship software without it and you're asking for trouble. The problem is that implementing error handling is time-consuming and tedious work. It is often left out when schedules get tight. Why not let Total Visual CodeTools do the work for your developers?
- Consistent Style and Standards Cut Costs
Various estimates put the cost of code consistency at between 10 and 30% of a project's budget. Additional studies show that non-standard coding style injects additional development time as developers struggle to work with someone else's code. But consistent style requires discipline and lots of busy work. Total Visual CodeTools enforces your company's standards across all code development projects.
Without code comments, there is no way to keep track of versions and changes within a code project. This leads to confusion and defects since your developers can't determine what changed, when it changed, and who changed it. Total Visual CodeTools automates the process of adding comments to new and existing code, using the standards your organization defines.
- Simple Builders Save Time
Total Visual CodeTools includes a full set of builders that make creating common code a snap. Simply open a builder, set a few options, and new procedures and code are automatically inserted into the project.
- Enforced Standards Save Money
Total Visual CodeTools allows you to define your organization's standards at a top level. All developers using CodeTools automatically share settings so you can be sure all projects use the standards and settings you define.
- Training New Developers is Expensive
The most common mistakes made by new developers will be in adherence to your organization's standards. New developers often have their own coding styles and techniques which may not necessarily match yours. Total Visual CodeTools enforces your coding standards so new developers can quickly adjust to a new way of doing things.
- Professional Documentation
All FMS products come with a full printed user guide and extensive online help: learning and using FMS's products couldn't be easier.
Total Visual CodeTools is also available as part of:
- Total Access Ultimate Suite
- Total Visual Developer Suite
- Total VB Developer Suite
- Total Access Developer Suite
- Total Access Enterprise Suite
Trial Version
A 14-day Trial version is available for download from Grey Matter's website. The trial version will only operate for 14 days; after that time, the program will expire. The trial version only allows Code Cleanup and Code Delivery to be run on one module at a time.