Documentation Tools

Resite's Recorder Express

2011-03-03T05:06:00.000-08:00

Want to document a Windows application so that end users find it easy to use? A solution is to use a professional documentation system like Resite Recorder Express. This tool makes it easy to make the walkthrough videos that you can use as marketing material, upload to YouTube or supply as online computer based training.

Resite Recorder Express was recently purchased by Epilogue Systems Inc. so the future of the product may be uncertain.

Documenting Python Application Source Code

2011-03-03T05:03:00.000-08:00

Python is a popular programming language. Like Java and C#, it's possible to document code so that technical code documentation can be generated from it. A popular code documentation too for Python is epydoc. Here's more information about epydoc and how it can be used to produce much higher quality application source code.

Ants Profiler - .NET Framework Performance Tool

2011-03-03T04:52:00.000-08:00

Ant's Profiler is a software development tool provided by Red Gate. The memory profiler helps in the development of .NET Framework applications by profiling .NET application performance. It allows the development team to focus on improving performance of code that is called the most times. Ants Profiler supports both the C# and VB.NET programming languages commonly used with the .NET Framework.

Here's a more in depth look at what Ants Memory Profiler can do, and why it's worth downloading a trial version.

Software packages for cleaning businesses

2010-12-14T01:56:00.000-08:00

If you're running your own cleaning business, then buying cleaning business software is a good way to organise the business.

There are a number of software packages available that are specifically designed for cleaning businesses. The software has a range of functions, which normally include features such as:

Appointment tracking so that cleaning personnel know where to visit on a daily basis.

Client contact management facilities.

Customer history.

Customer billing capabilities including the ability to take credit card payments.

Customer feedback on the quality of their cleaning service, which can help to improve customer service.

Charting and data analysis capabilities.

Data backup.

Financial forecasting.

Read more about cleaning business software packages here.

How to Create or Buy Promotional Cardboard Standees

2010-10-28T06:32:00.000-07:00

Looking for a cool idea for endorsing your small business? Many organisations already know the marketing power of lifesized cardboard cutouts. If you happen to go into any record or film store, the odds are they could have one or two promotional cardboard standees of celebs to endorse the latest record or film.

Cardboard cutouts are beneficial marketing devices for trade exhibits, in-store promotions, new shop openings (less expensive than hiring a real superstar!) and office parties.

There are a couple of ways of making a cardboard standup for use for a promotion. The initial way is to get a specialist art company to make a cardboard standup for you. Yes there are really organizations which will make available this service on your behalf!

The benefit of getting a company to supply your cardboard standup for you is that they will use premium materials and you'll be assured of receiving a top quality cardboard cutout to utilise to advertise your corporation. Unfortunately it may be expensive to get a cardboard cutout professionally created. The fee is gonna be especially high if you just want a single figure produced.

A neat choice is to create your own cardboard standup. This is actually quite easy to accomplish. There's a great software program that will help you create your own personal lifesized cardboard standees. The great thing about this is that the cardboard cutout creator software actually works with any photo! You can start using your photograph of your chosen personality, work colleague or model, then make as many cardboard standees as you require. While the quality may not be as high as obtaining a cardboard cutout figure professionally created, the actual fact is that many cardboard standees are simply required for trade displays or one off promotional events, so it's not always worth spending lots of cash on producing your cardboard cutout.

The computer software for creating your own personal personalised cardboard standee contains everything you'll want to know so that you can create cutouts using a standard printer. It guides you through the process of selecting the right materials for printing. There's advice about weatherproofing your standup should they have to stand outdoors for long time periods. There's also details about how to choose a photograph that might produce a really good standee. If you are in need of photograph ideas then there's also some cool information about where to obtain particularly good photos of celebs.

Stock Trading Software

2010-10-05T05:57:00.000-07:00

Stock trading software is essential if you want to have a go at making it as a day trader. Stock trading software can be used to document your existing trades as well as show promising new trades.

Stock trading software used to be mainly based on desktop PC software. It is now increasingly possible to use ever more advanced stock trading facilities using online based trading platforms. Such platforms are attractive because they can be accessed from any location where an Internet browser is available. Many of the popular trading platforms are also available on mobile computing devices.

Two of the most popular trading software packages for the serious trader or day trader are MetaStock and TradeStation. Both have comprehensive facilities for tracking and documenting stock trades, and allow access to a wide variety of markets. Both are also popular with traders who have a programming background, as both packages can be programmed so that custom stock indicators can be programmed into the trading platform.

If you’re not a semi-professional trader or day trader then an alternative is to use one of the many free websites to keep track of your portfolio. Financial sites with good portfolio tracking tools include iii.co.uk and the Motley Fool. Both Yahoo and Google also now offer enhanced facilities for small time stock traders.

How to Make Your Own Cardboard People

2010-09-07T06:05:00.000-07:00

If you're looking for an original gift for someone then it's hard to do better than making cardboard people. Making a cardboard cutout of a person is a great gift whether it's for a birthday, retirement party, important anniversary or some other occasion.

As well as being a great gift idea, cardboard people can be a great business promotional tool. For years cinemas as well as music and entertainment stores have used cardboard celebrities to promote new films, albums, books and other merchandise. Getting a celebrity to endorse your product is one of the oldest promotional marketing tools in the book. Unfortunately it's really expensive to get an A or B list celebrity to promote your business. The next best thing is a cardboard cutout of that person.

Cardboard people can be bought online from a number of retailers. They will often have special deals on cardboard people who are in the news (such as the hottest celebrities and newsworthy people). A lot of art supply companies will also custom build you a cardboard person of your choice.

A cheaper option is to make your own cardboard person. Here's some great software for doing this yourself. All of the materials you need to make your cardboard person are easy to obtain, and you can use any printer to print out your cardboard person.

Time Tracking Software Products

2010-09-03T01:17:00.001-07:00

Professional services organisations typically charge clients for the time taken on projects. Consequently it is important to have a high quality time tracking software product. A good quality time tracking tool can dramatically improve business efficiency as well as ensuring that clients are correctly charged for the time taken on various projects.

This article describes the various time tracking software applications on offer.

For smaller enterprises a desktop based tool such as HourGuard might be sufficient. For larger organisations there is the choice of desktop PC or Internet based solutions. Many of these larger packages integrate with billing and project management software such as Microsoft Project.

There are also specialist software packages available such as PT billing software for private physiotherapy practices.

MicroFiche and MicroFilm Scanning Services

2010-09-02T04:36:00.000-07:00

Before computer technology became widely introduced into offices, one of the most popular data storage solutions was through the use of microfilms and microfiches. Both data storage mediums are designed to be inexpensive long term archival formats. Unfortunately they are slow and inefficient means of data storage compared to today's computer based systems.

As this article shows, it's now easy to scan and convert archived data stored on aperture cards, microfilm and microniche. Data can be converted to a range of digital file formats, then used in other data processes such as document tracking and management. Microfiche scanning can either be carried out in house using specialised hardware, or it can be outsourced to one of the many scanning service companies.

Physiotherapy Clinic Software

2010-08-25T03:34:00.000-07:00

Physiotherapy clinic software is useful for automating many of the processes involved with patient care. The software can improve efficiency by allowing patient case histories to be entered and updated. Specialised physiotherapy software is often pre-configured to allow rapid data entry of standard physiotherapy treatment options and notes. Many of the software products are available for both desktop based as well as mobile computing technologies.

Here's more information about the range of physiotherapy patient care software products available.

Physiotherapy Billing Software

If you're running a private physiotherapy practice then it's also worth investing in physiotherapy billing software (PT billing software). While private physiotherapists tend to concentrate on patient care, they often neglect the financial side of running a business. This can be a costly mistake. Studies have shown that physiotherapy practices that use paper based systems often miss out of huge amounts of income because patients aren't being billed property for the full course of their treatment. Mistakes can also arise due to the nature of many treatment plans being paid for by private medical insurance, the patient's employers or other bodies.

Good physiotherapy business software is therefore essential. It improves income and cash flow through efficient billing procedures. Many software solutions also improve patient care by improving scheduling of patient care. Physiotherapy software can also be of value to other healthcare professionals such as chiropractors.

Document Tracking Software

2010-08-20T03:42:00.000-07:00

If you're running a business and need to keep track of your documents then it's essential to have a good quality document tracking software solution.

Document tracking is often used in businesses that rely on case file management such as law enforcement, the legal and medical professions. There are a number of document tracking solutions from small applications that track electronic documents to sophisticated solutions that include barcode scanning, document labelling and the ability to track documents over several sites.

This article about document tracking software discusses some of the options for implementing a successful document tracking solution in your business.

SQL Server Transact SQL Tutorials

2010-07-19T05:37:00.000-07:00

Looking for articles about SQL Server programming? Here are some of my latest SQL tutorials. They are written with SQL Server's transact SQL in mind, but most will work with Oracle, MySQL and other relational databases:

How to create SQL.

Using the Transact SQL Insert Into statement.

Book a SQL Server training course online

Find the date today in Microsoft's Transact SQL.

How to find the month name in SQL.

Here are some more SQL Server Transact SQL tutorials.

New Software Resources

2010-06-22T01:55:00.000-07:00

The SoftwareDocumentation.info software portal has now gained some new sections of the website. The new website sections contain information for the following software resources:

SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.3

2010-03-23T02:37:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool is a complete documentation solution for Microsoft SQL Server databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for databases, saving valuable developer time and money.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], RTF [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the Transact SQL associated with stored procedures, functions and views are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports includes an index and search facility.

Version 8.3 offers the following updates:

Function dependency information is more complete.

Extraction of MS_Description fields from all database entities now works if the connection type is set to SQL Server 2008.

The Check for Updates option is now disabled while tasks are in progress.

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.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 10.1

2010-02-23T01:32:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 10.1 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The SQL Server database documentation routines have been reworked in order to provide greater
compatibility with the schemas functionality introduced with SQL Server 2005.
This improves the quality of the documentation produced for SQL Server Views, Stored Procedures and Triggers.

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ASP Documentation Tool 8.2

2009-12-15T01:02:00.000-08:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, some MySQL databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 8.2 are:

Resolved an HTML validation issue with the database tables HTML report file.

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.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 10.0

2009-11-17T01:35:00.000-08:00

Custom web controls (e.g. ajaxToolkit:CalendarExtender and Web:ChartControl) are now identified
and added to the documentation for ASP.NET web applications.
This improves the documentation created for ASP.NET web applications that make use of 3rd party web controls.

Added the CustomWebControls configuration option.

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.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.8

2009-11-03T02:53:00.000-08:00

The page details page for VB.NET files now shows the Summary XML comment for the main class if one was added to the source code.

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ASP Documentation Tool 8.1

2009-10-06T02:34:00.000-07:00

MySQL database View columns are now shown in the documentation.

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ASP Documentation Tool 8.0

2009-09-22T03:05:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, some mySQL databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 8.0 are:

MySQL databases associated with an ASP project can now be documented. This new functionality should be considered experimental, so please let us know if you have any comments about it. Note that for high quality documentation it is recommended that you use MySQL 5.1 and above. In order to document MySQL databases, the ASP Documentation Tool requires an ODBC connection - MySQL Connector/ODBC 5.1 (or more recent version) is recommended.

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SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.2

2009-09-08T01:14:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool is a complete documentation solution for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for databases, saving valuable developer time and money.

Version 8.2 offers the following update:

Corrected some hyperlinks associated with Function dependency information.

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.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.7

2009-07-28T02:58:00.000-07:00

Our .NET Documentation Tool code documentor utility automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required (MySQL support coming soon!). There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.7 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The .NET Documentation Tool now has an option to create RTF format documentation from .NET Framework source code. These RTF files are compatible with document processing tools such as Word processors, and make it much easier to print copies of an application's technical documentation. Like the XML output option, to get the most out of this option your source code should use both namespaces and XML comments. Note that classes not identified as belonging to a namespace will appear in the NoNamespace.rtf file.

The detection of C# methods has been improved.

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SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.1

2009-07-14T02:56:00.000-07:00

Version 8.1 offers the following updates:

Error handling is now working as intended.

Multiple triggers within a table are now being correctly documented.

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.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.6

2009-06-30T02:46:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.6 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

XML comments associated with C# and VB.NET Enumerators are now extracted from .NET source code and are displayed in the resulting documentation.

The number of VB.NET and C# enumerators in a project is now displayed in the summary
page of the HTML format documentation.

Improved the detection of VB.NET and C# subroutines.

The detection of Method parameter XML comments is now recorded in the log file.

XML comments are now displayed with better line breaking and the detection of markup
tags has been improved.

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.NET Documentation Tool Code Documentor 9.5

2009-02-10T02:29:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.5 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The .NET Documentation Tool now has an option to create XML format documentation from .NET Framework source code. This is similar functionality to that provided using Visual Studio's "XML document file" option (or the /doc:file compiler option). The .NET
Documentation Tool does, however have a number of advantages over the facility provided in Visual Studio:
- XML is created for all members, even if they do not have XML comments associated with them.
- It is possible to generate a XML file for any type of project that uses namespaces (even web applications!).
- Members are listed alphabetically.
- Members not in Namespaces are included in a "NoNamespace" RTF and XML file.
- Visual Studio is not required!
Note that a single XML file is created for each namespace used in the application that
is documented. The XML file is saved in the output folder with the name NamespaceName.xml. To get the most out of this output option, your source code should use both namespaces and XML comments. To display correctly in XML rendering applications such as Internet Explorer, the XML comments in the application's source code should be well formed.

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SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.0

2008-11-25T02:15:00.000-08:00

The SQL Documentation Tool is a complete database documentor solution for Microsoft SQL Server databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for databases, saving valuable developer time and money.

Version 8.0 offers the following updates:

Added a Check for Updates menu command to the GUI (not visible in the evaluation version).

Decreased font size in RTF report to 10 point.

Added a new project option: Include MS_Description in RTF. If checked then
the RTF format report incorporates the table, view, stored procedure and function descriptions from the databases that have been documented.

RTF report now indicates if the database does not contain any stored procedures or
functions.

Fixed a minor issue with the progress bar which was affecting the documentation of empty
databases.

Improved the extraction of Function descriptions from SQL Server 2005's MS_Description fields.

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.NET Documentation Tool 9.4 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-11-04T02:15:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool source code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.4 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

.NET Framework namespaces (e.g. System.IO) referenced by the using statement (C#) or Import (VB.NET) are now optionally hyperlinked or colour coded within the source code.

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.NET Documentation Tool 9.3 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-10-07T02:45:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an essential utility in understanding and documenting your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.3 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

Improved detection of VB.NET properties with underscores or hypens in their names.

Improved the detection of VB.NET functions and subroutines.

Improved the syntax highlighting of VB.NET and C# application source code.

The documentation has been revised.

The GUI now shows a warning that the component folder path is not always required as the
.NET Documentation Tool will automatically detect component files within input folders or
their sub-folders (this includes code in the standard App_Code folder).

Improved the GUI's file loading and saving file requester.

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.NET Documentation Tool 9.2 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-09-23T02:02:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample], word processor compatible RTF [sample], XML [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Code documentors for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.2 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

Improved the documentation of namespaces.

There is a new DisplayParentFolderName configuration option (shown as "Display Parent Folder Name" in the GUI). If selected, this option causes the .NET Documentation Tool to include the folder name of files being documented in the documentation. This option improves the display of documentation for projects that span multiple folder locations. For example, if a project was located in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\SalesWebsite and C:\components\Web\CommonComponents, the .NET Documentation Tool will create top level folder names of "SalesWebsite" and "CommonComponents" within the documentation. This is particularly beneficial for the HTML Help formatted output. It also makes it more straightforward to document your entire code library and compile it into a single, searchable HTML Help file.

Improved regular expression pattern matching error handling.

Improved spacing of links in bottom right hand frame of HTML report.

Revised help: added SQL Server 2005 sample connection string, added DisplayMethods to table of contents, added DisplayParentFolderName to the list of configuration options.

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.NET Documentation Tool 9.1 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-09-02T02:03:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.1 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The GUI in the registered version now has the ability to check to see if any product updates are available.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.9.1 for SQL Server

2008-08-12T01:14:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool database documenter is a complete documentation solution for Microsoft SQL Server databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for SQL Server databases, saving valuable developer time and money.

Code documenter tools for ASP, the .NET Framework and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Version 7.9.1 of the SQL Documentation Tool offers the following updates:

Primary keys are now being correctly identified.

The database extraction routine's progress bar's accuracy has been improved for
databases that contain Jobs or DTS Packages.

If there isn't an active project, the GUI now logs errors to the Error.log file in the
program's installation folder.

Evaluation version now has links to the product special offers page.

Website link added to GUI's "About" Window.

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.NET Documentation Tool 9.0 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-07-29T01:18:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 9.0 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

There is now some provisional support for XAML files used in WPF/Silverlight applications. Note that this technology is still in the early stages of development by Microsoft and may be subject to change. XAML files are documented as XML. VB.NET or C# code behind files associated with the XAML files are automatically detected.

Work to add .NET Framework 3.0, .NET Framework 3.5 and C# 3.0 support to the .NET Documentation Tool has started.

C# 3.0 is now supported.

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VB Documentation Tool 1.5

2008-07-15T02:56:00.000-07:00

The VB Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the Visual Basic source code is included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the VB Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) Visual Basic 6.0 web applications. A VB.NET version is also available for the .NET Framework.

Download trial version (1.4Mb ZIP file).

Version 1.5 has the following enhancements:

Multi-line functions with underscores in their names no longer stop the documentor from working.

Fixed an issue with the detection of multi-line function definitions in Visual Basic 6.0 class files.

SQL Documentation Tool 7.8 for SQL Server

2008-07-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

Version 7.8 offers the following updates:

Object owners are now documented. The SQL Documentation Tool now documents the owners of objects. Note that there are fundamental changes between the way SQL Server 2005 and earlier versions handle users. In SQL Server 2000, database objects were owned by users. The four part reference to a database object in SQL Server 2000 is [DatabaseServer].[DatabaseName].[ObjectOwner].[DatabaseObject]. Beginning in SQL Server 2005, the four-part reference to a database object is [DatabaseServer].[DatabaseName].[DatabaseSchema].[DatabaseObject]. For more details of these changes visit http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190387.aspx. Note that when documenting SQL Server 2005 databases, the SQL Documentation Tool will add any objects that aren't assigned a schema to the default 'dbo' schema. The SQL Documentation Tool retains the capability to document database servers prior to SQL Server 2005.

Table column descriptions are now extracted from SQL Server 2005 databases.

Databases objects with single quotes in them are now correctly documented (although it's not recommended you use them).

Database, stored procedure, table, table trigger and view descriptions are now extracted from SQL Server 2005 databases and displayed in the HTML and HTML Help format reports.

SQL Server 2005 relationships are now correctly documented.

The project option Use table column descriptions has been renamed Use MS_Description Extended Properties.

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.8 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-06-17T01:19:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor tool automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable timesaving utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.8 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

Added an improved SQL Server 2005 connection string example to the help file.

HTTP Handler (also known as web handler) files are now documented (these normally have the file extension .ashx). This change improves the documentation of ASP.NET web applications.

Added sample Web Handler file (LogoutHandler.ashx) to SampleWeb.NET sample project.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.7 for SQL Server

2008-05-27T02:56:00.000-07:00

Version 7.7 offers the following updates:

Database Stored Procedures and Functions are now listed separately within the documentation; in previous versions of the SQL Documentation Tool they were all listed as Stored Procedures.

The connection test functionality now warns if the connection test was not completely successful.

The internal connection string builder functionality has been rewritten. Benefits to the end user include much better support for SQL Server 2005.

The connection settings window has a database server type drop-down list. This ensures
the full capabilities of SQL Server 2005 and above are utilised by the documentor.

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.7 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-05-20T01:27:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool code documentor automatically builds comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#.

Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications, including support for web.config files, CSS files, user controls and web services.

The .NET Documentation Tool builds documentation in in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the .NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.7 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The handling of the .NET Framework 2.0's partial classes has been improved. The .NET Documentation Tool will now show partial classes as a single class with its entities spread across different file locations.

Constructor arguments in VB.NET are now being displayed properly.

Fixed erroneous alt tag on Components link in bottom right hand frame of HTML format report.

Detection of C# classes has been improved.

User control detection in source code is now logged to the project's log file.

The code documentor's detection of ASP.NET controls (web and validation controls) has been improved.

Hyperlink spacing in bottom right hand frame of HTML format documentation has been improved.

Reworked the way a project's number of classes are calculated - it now takes partial classes into account.

More .NET Framework 2.0 sample code added to the sample project.

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ASP Documentation Tool 7.5

2008-05-13T00:39:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ code documentor automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A code documentor for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 7.5 are:

Added a global error handler to catch all errors within the GUI. The errors are displayed in a message box and are also logged to GUI.log within the application's installation folder.

Evaluation version GUI now automatically loads the sample project.

Trailing slashes are now removed from paths entered through the GUI.

Removed the redundant Add New and Delete buttons from the Databases tab within the GUI.

The GUI's save file window now remembers the name of the file that was loaded.

The GUI's save file window now only displays .bat files in the current folder.

Added "Product Website" menu option to GUI's "Help" menu.

"About" window shows correct product icon.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.6 for SQL Server

2008-04-29T01:26:00.000-07:00

Version 7.6 offers the following update:

There is now an option to document dependency information for database tables, views, stored procedures and triggers. Note: Dependency information will not be shown for triggers unless database tables are documented. Documenting dependencies may significantly slow down the data extraction routines, particularly on very large databases.

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.6 (C#/VB.NET)

2008-04-01T02:04:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is special functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications. (Classic ASP version also available).

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.6 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

If the .NET Documentation Tool is run using the graphical user interface, the console window now appears for longer if there is an error, making it easier to resolve the issue. Most errors are caused by the specified input or output folders not existing.

The OutputDir option is no longer saved to the configuration file - the correct option is OutputFolder.

The LogFileDir option is no longer saved to the configuration file as the option is not required.

Saving the configuration file now shows the filename of the configuration file that is being overwritten.

The installer has been changed.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.5

2008-03-25T04:36:00.000-07:00

Version 7.5 offers the following updates:

The documentation has been revised.

Added link on application's Help menu to http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/.

The HTML format documentation includes a date and timestamp to show when the data was extracted and when the documentation was generated.

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VB Documentation Tool 1.4

2008-03-18T06:09:00.000-07:00

The VB Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Download trial version (1.4Mb ZIP file).

Version 1.4 has the following enhancements:

Properties are now documented, including where their Get, Set and Let values are assigned.

Fixed an issue whereby database table columns were not being detected if there was a problem extracting details of triggers.

.NET Documentation Tool 8.5

2008-03-11T04:14:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications. An ASP version is also available.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.5 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

The Frequently Asked Questions help page has been updated.

Improved the detection of VB.NET functions.

Improved the detection of C# classes.

Fixed a broken link issue in the documentation that was affecting enumerators.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.4 for SQL Server

2008-03-04T01:01:00.000-08:00

The SQL Documentation Tool is a complete documentation solution for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000 and 2005 databases. It automatically creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for databases, saving valuable developer/DBA time and money.

Version 7.4 of the SQL Documentation Tool contains the following updates:

Added a progress bar to the status panel which updates during both data extraction and documentation generation activities. Note that HTML Help compilation time can only be estimated.

Corrected a typo on the Edit Database Connection window.

All windows made modal within the graphical user interface, improving application usability.

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.4

2008-02-19T00:48:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.4 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

Multiple databases associated with the .NET project are now documented properly.

It is now possible to document a database with the same name that exists on more than one server.

The SQL Server 2005 system table sysdiagrams is now excluded from SQL Server database reports.

The following SQL Server 2005 system stored procedures are no longer documented: 'sp_alterdiagram', 'sp_creatediagram', 'sp_dropdiagram', 'sp_helpdiagramdefinition', 'sp_helpdiagrams', 'sp_renamediagram', 'sp_upgraddiagrams' and 'fn_diagramobjects'.

SQL Server 2005 table columns are now correctly extracted from certain databases.

Triggers are now detected in SQL Server 2005 databases that use Schemas.

Relationships are now detected in SQL Server 2005 databases using Schemas.

Relationships are now correctly detected if a previous database error was encountered.

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VB Documentation Tool 1.3

2008-02-11T02:57:00.000-08:00

The VB Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Download trial version ZIP file.

Version 1.3 has the following enhancements:

Source code page titles are more descriptive.

Multi-line comments using the underscore character are now supported.

SQL Documentation Tool 7.3 for SQL Server

2008-02-05T02:48:00.000-08:00

Version 7.3 offers the following update:

The system table 'sysdiagrams' is now excluded from SQL Server 2005 reports.

Views with the table owner of 'sys' are now correctly excluded from SQL Server 2005 reports.

The following system stored procedures are no longer documented: 'sp_alterdiagram', 'sp_creatediagram', 'sp_dropdiagram', 'sp_helpdiagramdefinition', 'sp_helpdiagrams', 'sp_renamediagram', 'sp_upgraddiagrams' and 'fn_diagramobjects'.

The date and time of errors is now added to the error log file.

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VB Documentation Tool 1.2

2008-01-28T01:13:00.000-08:00

The VB Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Download trial version (1.4Mb ZIP file).

Version 1.2 has the following enhancements:

Buy now links added to evaluation version's graphical user interface.

Source code pages link back to the item's project and project group (if it is within a group).

ASP Documentation Tool 7.4

2008-01-14T01:28:00.000-08:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 7.4 are:

Added an "Alerts Report" to the "Extras Report". This report currently shows the following: pages using the unsupported scripting languages PerlScript and Python, and pages using the Microsoft Script Encoder.

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A code documentor for .NET is also available.

ASP.NET Search Engine Creation

2008-01-08T05:26:00.000-08:00

Our web crawling product The Website Utility 3.1 is now able to create an ASP.NET search engine for any website.

The ASP.NET search facility is fully .NET Framework compliant, being class based (with properties and methods) and returns search results as a standard .NET DataSet which can be used to populate .NET controls including DataViews and DataGrids. A fully annotated example search form and search results page is included.

See building an ASP.NET search engine for a technical reference with example .NET source code.

ASP Documentation Tool 7.3

2007-12-18T01:05:00.000-08:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000, 2005 databases, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET which supports VB.NET and C# is also available.

Changes in version 7.3 are:

Entities such as functions, subroutines and constants are now shown in case-insensitive alphabetical order.

Stopped single lines with just a single quote from showing in VBScript function comments.

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VB.NET Error Handling Using Try ... Catch Blocks

2007-12-18T01:03:00.000-08:00

Added a new VB.NET tutorial article to the website:

VB.NET Error Handling Using Try ... Catch Blocks. Exception handling in VB.NET is one of the greatest improvements over Visual Basic 6.0. This tutorial shows how to trap those errors.

SQL Documentation Tool 7.2 for SQL Server

2007-12-10T06:11:00.000-08:00

Version 7.2 offers the following update:

Database stored procedures are now listed in the RTF format report, complete with optional colour coding and syntax highlighting of the Transact SQL. Note that some RTF documents may need to be imported into WordPad and saved again before they can be opened with Microsoft Word.

Table indexes are now listed on the table details page.

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Improving VB.NET application string handling performance

2007-11-30T03:58:00.000-08:00

Added a new VB.NET tutorial article to the website: Improving VB.NET application string handling performance.

ASP Documentation Tool 7.2

2007-11-26T02:52:00.000-08:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A version for the .NET Framework (C#/VB.NET) is also available.

Changes in version 7.2 are:

Source code pages now link back to the page details page.

ADO command timeout increased to 2 minutes in database documentation routines.

CDO, MAPI and AmHTML objects now reported in appropriate case.

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.3

2007-11-14T01:49:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding application source code. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.3 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

In response to user requests, it is now possible to specify a string of HTML that can be added to the HEAD portion of the HTML files created by the .NET Documentation Tool. An example use of this is to allow a Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) file to be specified.
Improved the detection of C# and VB.NET properties.
Improved the detection of C# and VB.NET items.
Improved the detection of C# and VB.NET subroutines.

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ASP Documentation Tool 7.1

2007-10-31T03:38:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A version for the .NET Framework is also available.

Changes in version 7.1 are:

SQL Server 2005 system table sysdiagrams is now excluded from SQL Server database reports.

SQL Server 2005 system views owned by user 'sys' are now excluded from SQL Server database reports.

The following SQL Server 2005 system stored procedures are no longer documented: 'sp_alterdiagram', 'sp_creatediagram', 'sp_dropdiagram', 'sp_helpdiagramdefinition', 'sp_helpdiagrams', 'sp_renamediagram', 'sp_upgraddiagrams' and 'fn_diagramobjects'.

Email addresses report page now says "In page" rather than "Called from".

Form text area value extraction has been improved.

Help file updated, including the addition of more SQL Server connection strings.

Added FAQ entry in help relating to the KTML browser-based WYSIWYG HTML editor's ktml.js file.

VBScript ASP pages containing client-side JavaScript linked to external URLs are no longer identified as being written in JScript.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.1

2007-10-29T03:03:00.000-07:00

Version 7.1 offers the following update:

In response to user demand, the SQL Documentation Tool now has options to specify what should be documented in a project. It is now possible to document all/some or none of the following: tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, full-text catalogs, indexes, jobs and DTS packages.

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Documenting VB.NET source code with XML Comments

2007-10-08T07:53:00.000-07:00

Posted new article about how to document Visual Basic.NET source code using Microsoft's XML Comments. The article contains code samples and a full XML comment reference guide.

Read the article at: http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/DocumentingVBNet.aspx

Documenting C# source code with XML Comments

2007-10-08T07:48:00.001-07:00

Posted new article about how to document C# source code using Microsoft's XML Comments. The article contains code samples and a full XML comment reference guide.

Read the article at: http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/DocumentingCSharp.aspx

How to write good software documentation

2007-10-03T01:26:00.000-07:00

Posted new article about how to write good quality software documentation. This article contains guidelines for producing high quality software documentation.

Read the article at: http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/DocumentingSoftware.aspx

ASP Documentation Tool 7.0

2007-10-02T03:09:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript.
Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 7.0 are:

Improved logging of the FindMultiLineArgs routine and improved the detection of functions by this routine.

Visual Basic COM object source code is now HTML encoded.

Fix issue whereby database table columns were not being detected if there was a problem extracting details of triggers.

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SQL Documentation Tool 7.0

2007-09-27T02:04:00.000-07:00

Version 7.0 offers the following updates:

Changed the way stored procedure field lengths are reported. Lengths are now reported only for fields of type char, nchar, varchar, nvarchar and varbinary. nchar and nvarchar field lengths are reported in terms of the amount of characters that can be stored within them.

Stored procedure column types (e.g. input, output etc.) are now included in the report.

GUI buttons now disabled while data being extracted or project being documented.

It is now possible to specify an HTML report colour scheme.

Added tooltips to the Project options Window.

The project options now include the ability to include a user-specified HTML snippet within the HEAD element of the pages produced by the SQL Documentation Tool. This makes it possible to add a custom Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) to format the HTML report's output.

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ASP Documentation Tool 6.9

2007-09-25T01:16:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ creates comprehensive technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version of the documentor for .NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.9 are:

Visual Basic component source code now correctly saved. This corrects a problem introduced with version 6.7.

Guess stored procedure calls option now detects stored procedure calls prefixed with a username, e.g. dbo.FindProducts.

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ASP Documentation Tool 6.8

2007-09-17T00:54:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ automatically creates technical documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, JavaScript, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.8 are:

The sample project has been updated.

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Software Documentation Portal Launched

2007-09-13T05:20:00.000-07:00

Our software documentation portal, http://www.softwaredocumentation.info/ has now been launched. The website contains links to high quality resources associated with the documentation of software. All links are manually reviewed to ensure only the best information is listed.

The portal has two main areas of focus: technical writing resources and software documentation tools. Technical writers are professionals who design, create, maintain and update technical documentation, online help, user guides, white papers, design specifications, and other documents.

Software documentation tools can be used to assist with the production of technical documentation. End user documentation shows how to use an application. End user documentation tools can automate some or all of the often laborious tasks associated with creating an application's documentation, saving time and money. By comparison, source code documentation tools assist with the creation of an application's technical documentation.

Want to get your technical writing resource listed on the website? Send us your details using the submit a resource page, and if deemed appropriate to the we'll add it to the site as soon as possible.

Index Server Companion 3.3

2007-09-10T00:50:00.000-07:00

The Index Server Companion is a web crawler utility that allows Microsoft Index Server/Indexing Services to index content from remote websites (including those running Apache on Linux/Unix) and ODBC databases.

Version 3.3 offers the following updates:

It is now possible to crawl websites that use Windows NTLM authentication.
The documentation has been updated.

.NET Documentation Tool 8.2

2007-09-03T01:20:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical software documentation for .NET Framework applications written in VB.NET or C#. Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Access databases associated with the application may also be documented if required. There is enhanced functionality for documenting ASP.NET web applications.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the .NET and SQL code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
.NET Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) applications. Versions for ASP and Visual Basic 6.0 are also available.

Changes in version 8.2 of the .NET Documentation Tool are:

C# Properties are now detected and documented.

.NET Framework 2.0 generic classes are now recognised.

Improved table spacing within function and subroutine details pages, making argument's XML comments easier to read.

List of constructors now correctly points to appropriate VB.NET or C# constructors list page.

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ASP Documentation Tool 6.7

2007-08-28T01:27:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the
ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone
else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.7 are:

Modifications made to allow source code files from Apple Macintosh systems to be correctly parsed (useful if you receive files from Mac using web designers!).

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ASP Documentation Tool 6.6

2007-08-16T03:21:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool™ automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Any Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access databases and Visual Basic 6.0 COM objects associated with the application can also be documented if required.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the ASP, SQL and VB code are included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the ASP Documentation Tool™ an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) ASP web applications. A version for ASP.NET is also available.

Changes in version 6.6 are:

The Extras report is now optional - there is a checkbox to toggle the report in the GUI, or it may be turned off using the --e command line switch.

Added new [FINDING FILES] section to log file to show which files have been detected.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are now included in a project's documentation if the project contains CSS files.

Add --e command line option and GUI command to help.

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VB Documentation Tool 1.1

2007-08-13T06:30:00.000-07:00

The VB Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Download trial version (1.4Mb ZIP file).

Version 1.1 has the following enhancements:

Functions and subroutines are now listed in the HTML Help index.
Projects and project groups are now also listed in the HTML Help index.
The start up project within a project group is now identified.
Evaluation version GUI automatically loads sample project.

Index Server Companion 3.2

2007-08-13T06:21:00.000-07:00

It is now possible to crawl SSL (https) websites with the Index Server Companion.

SSL support should work immediately if you are using the compiled version (i.e. IndexServerCompanion.exe). If, however, you are using the IndexServerCompanion.pl Perl script, then you will need to ensure that the Net_SSLeay.pm and IO-Socket-SSL modules are installed.

To do this for ActiveState's ActivePerl, do the following:

Open a command prompt and type the following:

ppm3
rep add kobes http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/
install Net_SSLeay.pm
rep up 3
rep up 2 [make sure kobes is listed first when you type "rep"]
install IO-Socket-SSL

Note that if you are using ActiveState's ActivePerl 5.8.x the URL in the instructions above should be set to http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms instead. Type perl- v at the command prompt to find the version you are using.

If both Net_SSLeay.pm and IO-Socket-SSL modules install properly then you should be able to access SSL sites using the IndexServerCompanion.pl Perl script.

VB Documentation Tool 1.0

2007-07-11T00:38:00.000-07:00

The VB Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for Visual Basic 6.0 projects and their associated SQL Server or Microsoft Access databases.

Reports are created in HTML [sample], Microsoft's HTML Help [sample] and text [sample] formats. Color coded, syntax highlighted copies of the Visual Basic source code is included with the reports. The compiled HTML Help reports include fully searchable source code, making the VB Documentation Tool an invaluable utility in understanding your (or someone else's!) Visual Basic 6.0 web applications.

Download trial version (1.4Mb ZIP file).

Problems viewing HTML Help files (.chm)

2007-06-27T04:57:00.000-07:00

Microsoft have made changes in Windows XP Service Pack 2 and also Internet Explorer 7.0 that may affect your ability to view compiled HTML Help .chm files and HTML output from our range of software code documentation tools.

You may also have problems viewing such content if it is stored on a remote drive and accessed via a UNC share. To resolve the issue, copy the content to your computer's own disk (e.g. the C: drive) before viewing it.
See these links for alternative strategies for resolving the issue:

Unblocking .chm files

Some .chm files you download from a website are blocked by default.

To unblock them, run Windows Explorer, right-click on the CHM file, and select Properties from the popup menu. Click on the Unblock button immediately below the Advanced button on the General page. Click Apply to show the content. Once the CHM file has been unblocked, the Unblock button disappears.

.NET Documentation Tool 8.1

2007-06-27T04:41:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for .NET and ASP.NET applications written in either C# or VB.NET. Changes in version 8.1 are:

Enumerators now listed in page details pages.
Enumerators now listed in class details pages.
More code added to sample project.
Improved detection of VB.NET enumerators.

ASP Documentation Tool 6.5

2007-06-06T02:57:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Changes in version 6.5 are:

ASP Cookie usage is now reported: Request.Coookies and Response.Cookies are both supported.
Client-Side JavaScript Cookie Usage is now shown in the HTML report (this assumes the use of the JavaScript document.cookies statement).

See the ASP Documentation Tool website for documentation samples and a downloadable trial version.

.NET Documentation Tool 8.0

2007-06-06T02:51:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for .NET and ASP.NET applications written in either C# or VB.NET. Changes in version 8.0 are:

VB.NET Properties are now documented.
Improved the detection of VB.NET functions and subroutines.
The Value XML Comment tag is now supported (it is used to document Properties).
XML Comment detection has been improved.

ASP Documentation Tool 6.4

2007-04-12T00:32:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Changes in version 6.4 are:

Resolved an issue whereby ASP code within client-side JavaScript was inflating the line count report.
If the output folder does not exist the ASP Documentation Tool will attempt to create it.
Add new version of SampleWeb/Default.asp and ServerVariables.asp
Report now shows if an ASP page uses the Option Explicit statement.

.NET Documentation Tool 7.9

2007-04-12T00:30:00.000-07:00

The .NET Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for .NET and ASP.NET applications written in either C# or VB.NET. Changes in version 7.9 are:

Stopped files in App_Code folders being detected multiple times.
Detection of component files has been improved.
In response to user requests, it is now possible to add a copyright string to pages within the documentation (this feature is not customisable in the evaluation version).
Improved the colour coding of XML files.
Improved the detection of VB.NET functions.
Javascript Pages heading now omitted from documentation if there are no JavaScript files in the project.

Index Server Companion 3.1

2007-04-12T00:29:00.000-07:00

Modified the database data extraction routine in order to ensure that fields of type adDBDate are extracted in date format and adDBTime are extracted in time format.
Modified the database data extraction routine in order to ensure that date and time fields are not converted to date/time format if the field has a null value.

SQL Documentation Tool 6.9.1

2007-04-12T00:28:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Version 6.9.1 offers the following updates:

Changed the way data field lengths are reported. Lengths are now reported only for fields of type char, nchar, varchar, nvarchar and varbinary.
nchar and nvarchar field lengths are reported in terms of the amount of characters that can be stored within them.
Improved error handling when buttons are pressed in GUI without items being selected first.
Improved error handling in DataStore accessing class.
More buy now buttons added to sample output in evaluation version.
Increased size of buy now button in evaluation version.
Decreased the connection timeout time, making it easier to know if the SQL Server connectivity has not been correctly established.
Database specific content data extraction routine now reports correct msdb database name.

Index Server Companion 3.0

2007-04-12T00:26:00.000-07:00

Modified the database data extraction routine in order to ensure that fields of type adDate are extracted in date format.

SQL Documentation Tool 6.8

2007-03-21T01:13:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Version 6.8 offers the following updates:

There is now an error reporting text box on the GUI. Brief details of errors are now added to this text box. Note that not all errors are serious, for example the SQL Documentation Tool will show full text index errors if the SQL Server does not have full text indexing available or configured, and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition does not support either DTS packages or Job schedules.
The SQL Documentation Tool will now document databases named using reserved words or other non-recommended naming (e.g. spaces or underscores).
Full application errors are now added to the log file.
The error trapping routines have been greatly improved detailed error messages are appended to the project's log file. Note that not all errors are serious, for example the SQL Documentation Tool will show full text index errors if the SQL Server does not have full text indexing available or configured, and SQL Server 2005 Express Edition does not support either DTS packages or Job schedules.
Fixed a small issue with the logging of SQL Server Job names to the log file.

Index Server Companion 2.9

2007-03-21T01:11:00.000-07:00

The AddURLToTitle configuration option has improved support for HTML documents with blank title tags.
There is now a .NET Framework code sample for VB.NET. Find it in the Samples\Index Server with ASP.NET\ASP.NET\VB.NET folder within the Index Server Companion folder.

ASP Documentation Tool 6.3

2007-03-21T01:08:00.000-07:00

The ASP Documentation Tool automatically creates comprehensive project documentation for ASP web applications written in either VBScript or JScript. Changes in version 6.3 are:

There are two new reports available from the Extras section. The Code Comments Report (VBScript) report shows the approximate amount of commented out VBScript code within each ASP file. The Code Comments Report (JScript) report shows the approximate amount of commented out JScript code within each ASP file. These reports can assist with code tidying and rationalisation projects. They can also help identify pages that need commenting.

See the ASP Documentation Tool website for documentation samples and a downloadable trial version.

SQL Documentation Tool 6.6

2007-03-21T01:06:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Version 6.6 offers the following updates:

Corrected a problem with the display of View columns in the documentation.
Removed system views "sysconstraints" and "syssegments" from database documentation.
Corrected an issue with the use of custom connection strings.

SQL Documentation Tool 6.7

2007-03-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

The SQL Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Version 6.7 offers the following updates:

Product now fully integrated with RegNow's affiliate marketing system.
Added more buy now links to the evaluation version and removed some of the pop-up Window registration reminders.
Logs folder is now created if it does not already exist.

SQL Documentation Tool 6.5

2007-02-23T08:11:00.000-08:00

The SQL Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation reports for Microsoft SQL Server databases. Version 6.5 offers the following updates:

Added a Connection String field to the Connection properties window - this will allow a custom connection string to be specified. Note that a custom connection string must be specified for SQL Server 2005 - see the documentation for more information or try http://www.connectionstrings.com/.
Stopped system views appearing in documentation output.
The project "use table column descriptions" option is now correctly checked/unchecked.
Fixed a minor status error in the database documentation routine.

Index Server Companion 2.8

2007-02-23T08:07:00.000-08:00

The AddURLToTitle configuration option has improved support for HTML documents with blank title tags (i.e. <title></title>).

.NET Documentation Tool 7.8 Changes

2007-02-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation for .NET and ASP.NET projects written in either C# or VB.NET. Forthcoming changes in version 7.8 of the .NET Documentation Tool:

The XML Comment parsing routine has been rewritten, allowing more tags to be supported in this and subsequent versions of the .NET Documentation Tool. See Recommended XML Tags for Documentation Comments for details of the tags that can be used to document .NET source code with the XML commenting system.
The XML Comment exception, paramref, see and seealso tags are now fully supported in both C# and VB.NET source code.
The XML Comment list tag is now supported. This tag allows bulleted or numbered lists as well as tables to be incorporated into the XML Comment documentation produced by the .NET Documentation Tool.
Subroutine argument XML Comments are now extracted from source code.
The HTML output for a project's functions and subroutines has been improved.

.NET Documentation Tool 7.7 Changes

2007-02-19T09:09:00.000-08:00

The .NET Documentation Tool creates comprehensive technical documentation for .NET projects written in either C# or VB.NET. Forthcoming changes in version 7.7 of the .NET Documentation Tool:

XML Comments in Visual Studio 2005 format are now optionally extracted from VB.NET code (the .NET Documentation Tool has supported C# XML Comments in prior versions). See the section Documenting Your Code with XML (Visual Basic) in the Visual Studio 2005 documentation for information on using these comments in your own VB.NET code.
Code behind files with spaces in the filenames are now correctly identified.
/ï»¿ weird characters are now removed from source code files, improving the rendering of output of some source code files.

XML Comments in VB.NET

2007-02-16T10:13:00.000-08:00

Woohoo!

With the introduction of Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft have added the XML Comments system to VB.NET, so it is now possible to fully document VB.NET source code using the XML Comments technique that was previously only possible to utilise in C#. Thank you Microsoft!

Version 8.0 of the .NET Documentation Tool will support XML Comments in VB.NET as well as C#. This makes it possible to produce much higher quality documentation for VB.NET, so start adding XML Comments to your VB.NET code today!

P.S. If you're using Visual Studio 2005 it's easy - just type three single quotes above a class, function or property declaration and Visual Studio will automagically create an XML Comment template for you to complete.

XML Comments are also used by the Intellisense autocomplete system, so they're well worth using!

Welcome!

2007-02-16T09:54:00.000-08:00

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SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.3

.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 10.1

ASP Documentation Tool 8.2

.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 10.0

.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.8

ASP Documentation Tool 8.1

ASP Documentation Tool 8.0

SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.2

.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.7

SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.1

.NET Documentation Tool for C#/VB.NET 9.6

.NET Documentation Tool Code Documentor 9.5

SQL Documentation Tool for SQL Server 8.0

.NET Documentation Tool 9.4 (C#/VB.NET)

.NET Documentation Tool 9.3 (C#/VB.NET)

.NET Documentation Tool 9.2 (C#/VB.NET)

.NET Documentation Tool 9.1 (C#/VB.NET)

SQL Documentation Tool 7.9.1 for SQL Server

.NET Documentation Tool 9.0 (C#/VB.NET)

VB Documentation Tool 1.5

SQL Documentation Tool 7.8 for SQL Server

.NET Documentation Tool 8.8 (C#/VB.NET)

SQL Documentation Tool 7.7 for SQL Server

.NET Documentation Tool 8.7 (C#/VB.NET)

ASP Documentation Tool 7.5

SQL Documentation Tool 7.6 for SQL Server

.NET Documentation Tool 8.6 (C#/VB.NET)

SQL Documentation Tool 7.5

VB Documentation Tool 1.4

.NET Documentation Tool 8.5

SQL Documentation Tool 7.4 for SQL Server

.NET Documentation Tool 8.4

VB Documentation Tool 1.3

SQL Documentation Tool 7.3 for SQL Server

VB Documentation Tool 1.2

ASP Documentation Tool 7.4

ASP.NET Search Engine Creation

ASP Documentation Tool 7.3

VB.NET Error Handling Using Try ... Catch Blocks

SQL Documentation Tool 7.2 for SQL Server

Improving VB.NET application string handling performance

ASP Documentation Tool 7.2

.NET Documentation Tool 8.3

ASP Documentation Tool 7.1

SQL Documentation Tool 7.1

Documenting VB.NET source code with XML Comments

Documenting C# source code with XML Comments

How to write good software documentation

ASP Documentation Tool 7.0

SQL Documentation Tool 7.0

ASP Documentation Tool 6.9

ASP Documentation Tool 6.8

Software Documentation Portal Launched

Index Server Companion 3.3

.NET Documentation Tool 8.2

ASP Documentation Tool 6.7

ASP Documentation Tool 6.6

VB Documentation Tool 1.1

Index Server Companion 3.2

VB Documentation Tool 1.0

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.NET Documentation Tool 8.1

ASP Documentation Tool 6.5

.NET Documentation Tool 8.0