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5.
Tools Administration................................................................................ 87
5.1
Tool Locations..................................................................................................................... 88
5.2
HEW Registration Files (*.HRF) ........................................................................................ 88
5.3
Registering Components ..................................................................................................... 89
5.3.1
Searching Drives for Components......................................................................... 89
5.3.2
Registering a Single Component ........................................................................... 90
5.4
Unregistering Components.................................................................................................. 90
5.5
Viewing and Editing Component Properties ...................................................................... 91
5.6
Uninstalling Components ....................................................................................................93
5.7
Technical Support Issues..................................................................................................... 95
5.8
Custom Project Types.......................................................................................................... 96
6.
Customizing the Environment .................................................................. 97
6.1
Customizing the Toolbar ..................................................................................................... 97
6.2
Customizing the Tools Menu .............................................................................................. 100
6.3
Configuring the Help System.............................................................................................. 102
6.4
Specifying Workspace Options........................................................................................... 103
6.4.1
Open last workspace at start-up ............................................................................. 103
6.4.2
Restore the files on opening workspace ................................................................ 103
6.4.3
Display workspace information dialog on opening workspace ............................ 104
6.4.4
Save workspace before executing any tools .......................................................... 104
6.4.5
Prompt before saving workspace........................................................................... 104
6.4.6
Default directory for new workspaces................................................................... 105
6.4.7
Prompt before saving session................................................................................. 105
6.5
Using an External Editor ..................................................................................................... 106
6.6
Customizing File Save......................................................................................................... 107
6.6.1
Save files before executing any tools .................................................................... 107
6.6.2
Prompt before saving files ..................................................................................... 107
6.7
Using an External Debugger ............................................................................................... 108
6.8
Using Custom Placeholders................................................................................................. 109
7.
Version Control ........................................................................................ 111
7.1
Selecting a Version Control System ................................................................................... 112
8.
Using the Custom Version Control System .............................................. 115
8.1.1
System menu options and toolbar buttons............................................................. 117
8.1.2
User menu options.................................................................................................. 119
8.2
Defining Version Control Commands ................................................................................ 121
8.2.1
Executable return code........................................................................................... 121
8.3
Specifying Arguments ......................................................................................................... 122
8.3.1
Specifying File Locations ...................................................................................... 123
8.3.2
Specifying Environment ........................................................................................ 126
8.3.3
Specifying Comments ............................................................................................ 127
8.3.4
Specifying a User Name and Password ................................................................. 128
8.4
Controlling Execution ......................................................................................................... 130
8.4.1
Prompt before executing command ....................................................................... 130
8.4.2
Run in DOS Window ............................................................................................. 130
8.4.3
Use forward slash ‘/’ as version control directory delimiter................................. 130
8.5
Importing and exporting a Set-up ....................................................................................... 130
9.
Using Visual SourceSafe .......................................................................... 133
9.1
Attaching Visual SourceSafe to a Workspace .................................................................... 133