==== Manu: Wed Jul 20 15:19:53 PDT 2005 =============================== Dear Peter, What is your external command? I'm saying this because `file_name' will not work anymore for .NET classes as we have now a more compact storage for the metadata cache. So if it is of value we could add your command as a predefined one in 5.7 or future releases. For 5.6 unless you are saying it would be a major nuisance, we will leave things as they are. ==== Manu: Wed Jul 20 15:19:53 PDT 2005 =============================== From: Peter Gummer To: bugs@support.eiffel.com Cc: Subject: RE: EiffelStudio/5153: External Command $file_name no longer work s for .NET classes imported from metadata Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:00:09 +1000 This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C58D7E.C7035FD0 Content-Type: text/plain Hi Manu, The external command's name is ".NET Help", and its command line is: for %i in ($file_name) do start C:\Utilities\H2Viewer\H2Viewer.exe /helpcol ms-help://ms.vscc.2003 /filtername ".NET Framework" /index %~ni As described in mailing list message 4365, it's a convenient way for me to view the online help for a .NET class. I'm using the H2Viewer tool rather than Micorosoft's dexplore.exe merely because dexplore doesn't have a command line option to specify an index search. It's no big deal. I know that this got broken because of your improvements to the metadata cache, but I had hoped that you would be able to put a sensible value into $file_name for this special case. At this late stage, I agree you should leave things as they are. My ".NET Help" external command was merely a workaround for the lack of the F1 functionality available in most Windows programs. What I'd like to see in 5.7 is the F1 functionality that I have in Visual Studio and Delphi. I place the editor cursor on the name of a class or feature, press F1, and within a second or so I'm reading the appropriate help entry. That's what I really want :-) - Peter -----Original Message----- From: ISE Customer Support [mailto:bugs@support.eiffel.com] Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 08:20 To: pgummer@decisions-made-easy.com.au Subject: EiffelStudio/5153: External Command $file_name no longer works for .NET classes imported from metadata Dear Peter, What is your external command? I'm saying this because `file_name' will not work anymore for .NET classes as we have now a more compact storage for the metadata cache. So if it is of value we could add your command as a predefined one in 5.7 or future releases. For 5.6 unless you are saying it would be a major nuisance, we will leave things as they are. With best regards, The Customer Support Team ------------------------------------------------------------- Answer prepared by: Emmanuel Stapf Eiffel Software, 356 Storke Road, Goleta CA 93117 805-685-1006, fax 805-685-6869, Customer support: http://support.eiffel.com Product information: info@eiffel.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To answer this message, use the `reply' button of your mail tool without changing the `subject' header. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------_=_NextPart_001_01C58D7E.C7035FD0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: EiffelStudio/5153: External Command $file_name no longer = works for .NET classes imported from metadata

Hi Manu,

The external command's name is ".NET Help", = and its command line is:

for %i in ($file_name) do start = C:\Utilities\H2Viewer\H2Viewer.exe /helpcol ms-help://ms.vscc.2003 = /filtername ".NET Framework" /index %~ni

As described in mailing list message 4365, it's a = convenient way for me to view the online help for a .NET class. I'm = using the H2Viewer tool rather than Micorosoft's dexplore.exe merely = because dexplore doesn't have a command line option to specify an index = search.

It's no big deal. I know that this got broken because = of your improvements to the metadata cache, but I had hoped that you = would be able to put a sensible value into $file_name for this special = case. At this late stage, I agree you should leave things as they = are.

My ".NET Help" external command was merely = a workaround for the lack of the F1 functionality available in most = Windows programs. What I'd like to see in 5.7 is the F1 functionality = that I have in Visual Studio and Delphi. I place the editor cursor on = the name of a class or feature, press F1, and within a second or so I'm = reading the appropriate help entry. That's what I really want = :-)

- Peter

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Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 08:20
To: pgummer@decisions-made-easy.com.au
Subject: EiffelStudio/5153: External Command = $file_name no longer works for .NET classes imported from = metadata

Dear Peter,

What is your external command? I'm saying this = because `file_name' will
not work anymore for .NET classes as we have now a = more compact
storage for the metadata cache. So if it is of value = we could add
your command as a predefined one in 5.7 or future = releases.

For 5.6 unless you are saying it would be a major = nuisance, we will
leave things as they are.

With best regards,
The Customer Support Team

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Eiffel Software, 356 Storke Road, Goleta CA = 93117      
805-685-1006, fax 805-685-6869,
Customer support: http://support.eiffel.com     =
Product information: = info@eiffel.com   
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