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 A Stitch in V9 Saves TimeBefore and after pictures of regular code as it migrates to version 9 By Tod Phillips, PSG Consultant, Synergy/DE |
| I spent a week last Sunday cleaning my office. When I was finished, I had the opportunity to sit back and admire my work. Things had suddenly found a place of their own, where they could live in an organized fashion without cluttering my desk, drawers, floor, bookcases, and lamps. (Yes, lamps. The glow of the light through hundreds of multi-colored sticky notes was really something to behold). Come Monday morning, I began hacking away at an old program that I’ve been upgrading to “version 9 only.” As I flipped back and forth between the old code and the new, it dawned on me that what I’d accomplished in my Office Cleanup Project was a lot like what I was trying to accomplish now. I took a look around the office. Everything was tidy; I could either see exactly where everything was or knew instinctively how to get at it. I knew that opening up that drawer would yield ordered rows of office supplies and behind that cupboard door I’d find printer supplies. Glancing back at the old code, I shuddered. Figuring out what any particular snippet was doing was like hunting for my favorite pen only a week ago—eventually I’d find it, but the time cost was enormous. There are a number of version 9 features that can help you clear the clutter from your code. And so today I sit down to write the first in a sequence of Synergy-e-News articles which show the “Before and After” pictures of regular code as it migrates to v9. Click here to read the entire article. ^ top |
| What’s New in CodeExchange?
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| A collection of programs that highlights many of the changes between the Synergy/DE 9 compiler and earlier versions of the compiler CodeExchange includes several programs, bundled as MigratingToSynergy9.zip, that all compile without errors or warnings under Synergy/DE 8.3, but result in compiler errors or warnings when compiled with v9. Each source file includes suggestions for typical changes you might have to make when migrating to Synergy/DE 9 for the first time. Further, although all of the programs will compile with v8.3, several may result in runtime errors. In most cases, the changes suggested to make the code compile with the v9 compiler will also remove the possibility of these runtime errors. Download these sample programs from CodeExchange. Have a Special Code Request? Is there a piece of code that you have been hoping would appear in CodeExchange but which so far is still MIA? Let us know what you need! Send an email to synergy@synergex.com detailing what type of code you are craving, and in an upcoming issue of Synergy-e-News, we’ll ask your peers if any of them have just the right tidbit to get you on your way. ^ top |
| And the Winner of the "Wii Want Your Code" Contest Is...
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| ...Michelle Benoit of Harland Financial Solutions! Congratulations, Michelle! Thank you to everyone who submitted code throughout the contest. Don't forget to look for your "Got Code" T-shirt to be arriving in the mail shortly. CodeExchange is a valuable asset to the Synergy/DE community and a good resource for your fellow developers, so keep the submissions coming! ^ top |
| Support Tech Tip
Attempting to build an assembly in a Synergy/DE .NET component project generates an error |
| With .NET Framework SDK 2.0 installed, selecting "Build Assembly" in an existing
Synergy/DE .NET component project results in the following error, even though "syn_set_sdkvars 2.0" was specified in the Open tab of the Project Properties dialog:
"Workbench has detected that your .NET Framework SDK environment is not set up properly. You must set it up before Workbench can generate the assembly." This problem occurs only when you attempt to rebuild an assembly in an existing .NET project, not a new project. And it happens because the "syn_set_sdkvars 2.0" command is not being run when you open a project, even when this command is correctly located within the Open commands. Consequently, the environment doesn't get set up, and you get the error when you build. This issue is fixed in Synergy/DE 9.1.5. To work around the problem in earlier versions, just type "syn_set_sdkvars 2.0" at the Workbench command line. ^ top |
| Quiz Synergy/DE pros, see if you can answer this question! |
| What is the value in the variable “num” at the end of this code fragment? begin data num, i1, 127 incr num end 1. 128 2. -128 3. 0 4. undefined Visit our Web site for the answer. ^ top |
| Platform News
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| Synergex Events and Education |
| Workbench Highlights September 4, 2008 8 AM PDT At your desk *Each attendee receives a free t-shirt! From UI Toolkit to .NET: Updating a Legacy Application (a Customer's Perspective) Anytime online Synergy/DE 9.1 Highlights Anytime online UI Toolkit Composite Windows Anytime online Synergy Objects Parts 1, 2 and 3 Anytime online ^ top |
| Reduced HelpDesk Support Hours on Wednesday, August 27 |
| On Wednesday, August 27, HelpDesk Support hours will be 6:00 AM to 11:30 AM, PDT. If you anticipate needing our assistance outside of these hours, please contact us at synergy@synergex.com to make arrangements.
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