Project hook

There are a couple of prgs that I have to remember to run before creating
the exe - e.g. initialising some tables that are stored R/O within the exe.

I have never done anything with project hooks before, but believe that this
is the way I should do this. Can somebody point me to a helpful article or
explain simply how I set this up?

Many thanks

Stephen

RGBean
Mon Jul 07 05:40:10 CDT 2008

Sure Stephen,

1) SET DEFAULT TO the folder you want to keep it (usually the same one as
the project).
2) Create a new class based on the Projecthook - off the menu, or in the
command window. e.g.:
CREATE CLASS myPJXHook OF myHooks as ProjectHook
3) In the BeforeBuild() method put your code.
4) Close the class
5) Open the project
6) Menu -> Project -> Project Info ... -> Project (tab)
7) Check the Project Class box, and choose the classlibrary and class name.
(OK to save project info)
8) Build the project.

Note: You can't have both the project and the project hook class open at the
same time.

As you can see there are other methods with thier parameters and properties
that you have access to, have fun, and play with them!

Rick


"Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ujfkbKB4IHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> There are a couple of prgs that I have to remember to run before creating
> the exe - e.g. initialising some tables that are stored R/O within the
> exe.
>
> I have never done anything with project hooks before, but believe that
> this is the way I should do this. Can somebody point me to a helpful
> article or explain simply how I set this up?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Stephen
>
>

Stephen
Mon Jul 07 06:10:52 CDT 2008

Many thanks Rick - very clear and simple to follow - just what I needed !!

Stephen

"RGBean" <rgbean@NOSPAMmelange-inc.com> wrote in message
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> Sure Stephen,
>
> 1) SET DEFAULT TO the folder you want to keep it (usually the same one as
> the project).
> 2) Create a new class based on the Projecthook - off the menu, or in the
> command window. e.g.:
> CREATE CLASS myPJXHook OF myHooks as ProjectHook
> 3) In the BeforeBuild() method put your code.
> 4) Close the class
> 5) Open the project
> 6) Menu -> Project -> Project Info ... -> Project (tab)
> 7) Check the Project Class box, and choose the classlibrary and class
> name. (OK to save project info)
> 8) Build the project.
>
> Note: You can't have both the project and the project hook class open at
> the same time.
>
> As you can see there are other methods with thier parameters and
> properties that you have access to, have fun, and play with them!
>
> Rick
>
>
> "Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:ujfkbKB4IHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> There are a couple of prgs that I have to remember to run before creating
>> the exe - e.g. initialising some tables that are stored R/O within the
>> exe.
>>
>> I have never done anything with project hooks before, but believe that
>> this is the way I should do this. Can somebody point me to a helpful
>> article or explain simply how I set this up?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>

Lew
Mon Jul 07 21:32:26 CDT 2008

You might be better off adding the build command to one of the prgs instead.
That way you'd still be able to do the standard build from the project
manager.
"Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23IpwJJC4IHA.4340@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Many thanks Rick - very clear and simple to follow - just what I needed !!
>
> Stephen
>
> "RGBean" <rgbean@NOSPAMmelange-inc.com> wrote in message
> news:722C87E4-F86E-48F5-9BA6-03522D4466CD@microsoft.com...
>> Sure Stephen,
>>
>> 1) SET DEFAULT TO the folder you want to keep it (usually the same one as
>> the project).
>> 2) Create a new class based on the Projecthook - off the menu, or in the
>> command window. e.g.:
>> CREATE CLASS myPJXHook OF myHooks as ProjectHook
>> 3) In the BeforeBuild() method put your code.
>> 4) Close the class
>> 5) Open the project
>> 6) Menu -> Project -> Project Info ... -> Project (tab)
>> 7) Check the Project Class box, and choose the classlibrary and class
>> name. (OK to save project info)
>> 8) Build the project.
>>
>> Note: You can't have both the project and the project hook class open at
>> the same time.
>>
>> As you can see there are other methods with thier parameters and
>> properties that you have access to, have fun, and play with them!
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> "Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:ujfkbKB4IHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> There are a couple of prgs that I have to remember to run before
>>> creating the exe - e.g. initialising some tables that are stored R/O
>>> within the exe.
>>>
>>> I have never done anything with project hooks before, but believe that
>>> this is the way I should do this. Can somebody point me to a helpful
>>> article or explain simply how I set this up?
>>>
>>> Many thanks
>>>
>>> Stephen
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

RGBean
Tue Jul 08 20:20:18 CDT 2008

That's true Lew, but you give up all the project's properties. For example
you can update the project's version based on some external criteria (e,g. a
change log) , or turn on or off the debug or encrypted flags.)

Rick

"Lew" <lew@fastmail.fm> wrote in message
news:eHFgdLK4IHA.1436@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You might be better off adding the build command to one of the prgs
> instead. That way you'd still be able to do the standard build from the
> project manager.
> "Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23IpwJJC4IHA.4340@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Many thanks Rick - very clear and simple to follow - just what I needed
>> !!
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>> "RGBean" <rgbean@NOSPAMmelange-inc.com> wrote in message
>> news:722C87E4-F86E-48F5-9BA6-03522D4466CD@microsoft.com...
>>> Sure Stephen,
>>>
>>> 1) SET DEFAULT TO the folder you want to keep it (usually the same one
>>> as the project).
>>> 2) Create a new class based on the Projecthook - off the menu, or in the
>>> command window. e.g.:
>>> CREATE CLASS myPJXHook OF myHooks as ProjectHook
>>> 3) In the BeforeBuild() method put your code.
>>> 4) Close the class
>>> 5) Open the project
>>> 6) Menu -> Project -> Project Info ... -> Project (tab)
>>> 7) Check the Project Class box, and choose the classlibrary and class
>>> name. (OK to save project info)
>>> 8) Build the project.
>>>
>>> Note: You can't have both the project and the project hook class open at
>>> the same time.
>>>
>>> As you can see there are other methods with thier parameters and
>>> properties that you have access to, have fun, and play with them!
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>>
>>> "Stephen Ibbs" <stephen@datadevelopments.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:ujfkbKB4IHA.4572@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> There are a couple of prgs that I have to remember to run before
>>>> creating the exe - e.g. initialising some tables that are stored R/O
>>>> within the exe.
>>>>
>>>> I have never done anything with project hooks before, but believe that
>>>> this is the way I should do this. Can somebody point me to a helpful
>>>> article or explain simply how I set this up?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>