CSDA
Code Utility
(for Alpha Five)
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Current
version
2.72b - 29 October 2013
Version 2.72b makes updates to install to support A5V12, as well as a few improvements to other code.
The
next released version will make significant improvements to many code
checking and code handling routines, and will support right an improved
menu interface.
Use
the CSDA
Code Utility!
Isn’t it time you stop wasting your
time?
The
CSDA Code
Utility is an add-in/add-on that
was designed to save
any
Alpha Five database developer,
novice or advanced,
desktop or web server side
code or non-code writer,
time in Alpha Five application
development.
If you are an advanced
end-user that operates
from Alpha Five's Control Panel, it will help you too!
It works with Alpha Five Version 6 and up
>>Demonstration
Video (flash, 14 minutes)<<
If you'd
like to try it, request
a free trial license!
Ready to purchase? Click
Here to Order!
The newest
& most significant time
saving feature since Desktop Restore!
"Code Jump"
(screen shot)
This allows
CSDA Code Utility
Pro users to open up or jump to, in design mode, any object
having
the same name as the word at the current cursor in the code editor.
Normally, when you reference a function, form, operation, table, set
etc. in your XBasic code, and want to change that referenced item, you
normally have to
- Go to the Control Panel
- Change the Control Panel tab to object type
- Scroll down
- Find the entry
- Select it
- Click design
....or
with the CSDA Code Utility - 1 click and you are there!
(Now repeat
200 times a day!)
The
CSDA
Code Utility - Standard version
has several time-saving features
(for those who develop any application in Alpha Five database)
- New
to version 2.36 and up. A5 Title window title and Windows
taskbar
now show current database to make it easier to identify when several A5
windows are open
- New
to version 2.35 and up. Window Saves of web
component design windows and Alpha DAO Import/Export
- New
to version 2.34 and up. Global Find now uses
selected text
as default. New Global Web App Find and Global Table Data Find
- New
to Version 2.32 and up - Dialog box "skins"! Now you can have
alternative dialog box formats for each database!
- New
to Version 2.14 and up - Customize the buttons and add your
own utilities.
- New
to Version 2.09 and up - Backup of Data Dictionaries at regular
intervals!
Save
and Restore Alpha Five Desktops – This remembers each
Alpha Five
session
window, whether it is in view or design modes, the Code Editor tabs and
all text in the Interactive window, and the cursor position of all Code
Editor tabs. It also remembers the current record being displayed for
each open form or browse. The next time the database is opened, that
database's windows are all restored automatically.
You can also save
alternative desktops for each
database to allow different Alpha Five window setups
for various needs.
And
if you crash Alpha Five often (not a typical occurence of
Alpha, typically
just from 1 problem to solve, or from interfacing to Windows API or
Active X controls which are often less than documented),
or just need to
restart, 1 click
closes and
reopens Alpha, restoring your environment and saving a
tremendous amount of time restoring your setup. And even if you don't
need to restart Alpha Five, it still saves the hassle
of setting up your development environment each time you
start Alpha Five. |
| Provides
quick backup of data dictionaries, and optionally, data (even if
currently being shared). This allows you to restore an earlier code
version in case you "mess" up your application (so typical
during development!). |
Alpha Five windows
navigation
|
| Add menu buttons for other 3rd
party utilities and your own
tools |
| Library Maker "LIBMAKE" creates Xbasic AEX compiled
libraries automatically from the entire adb or subsets. Code
directives allow you to specify which global scripts or function will
be included in a way that guarantees all needed code is included for a specific compile. |
The
CSDA Code Utility - Pro version
has all of the above features and also
(for those
developing in Xbasic or Action
Basic and/or needing development logging)
- New
to version 2.59 and
up. Now adds "Code Jump" for code editor
- New
to version 2.55 and
up. Now adds "Comment out all debug lines" for code
editor
- New
to version 2.49 and
up. Now adds Variable Display for code editor
- New
to version 2.416 and
up. Now adds docking of dialog box and preserves Script
update date/time stamp when doing "Save & Debug"
- New
to Version 2.10 and up -
For XBasic coders - Add and remove debug statements and save with ease!
| Provides code
timing
(more
accurate than profiling), easier debugging, global searches, multiple
code windows, variable dimensioning and other support for the code
editor |
| Creates
a log of Alpha Five development (useful for work
documentation)
– Provides
database logging with time/date stamp of open, saves and closings of
the Alpha Five Desktops
with Alpha Five windows and code editor tab lists and
optional
comments. |
Some
quotes
from users:
- We
have been using the CSDA Code Utility Pro at Proctor & Peake,
Inc.
for a couple of months. The A5 Desktop Restore feature alone makes your
product a must-have for anyone who keeps more than 2 windows open in
Alpha Five at once. It takes you right back to where you left off! The
easy-to-use debug and timer utilities are excellent tools for Xbasic
developers at every level of expertise.
Anyone
who is
developing
applications with Alpha Five should watch the 15-minute video on your
web site. It really shows how the CSDA Code Utility Pro can be used to
save time and frustration on common tasks that developers perform every
single day. - Frances Peake - Proctor &
Peake,
Inc, USA
- The
code utility has helped me in ways I hadn't imagined possible. Seeing
and using what has been developed is an inspiration to A5 developers
and has set the bar higher for integrated products. (Helping
with time tracking is money in the bank. Developing more
efficient code is priceless.) - Al Buchholz, Bookwood
Systems LTD., "Alpha Five / Quickbooks Integrator", USA
- ...the
ability to add custom buttons to your utility is awesome.
- Tim Kiebert, Geelong
Citrus Packers - Alpha Five
Developer, Australia
- It's a great
tool....I think it's fantastic.... This magnificent tool does in
seconds what I had to do but only sometimes did, because it took me so
much time and attention....This is an elegant way to get your work
organized so you can apply your techniques to your application and not
worry about the environment - Ton Spies - Alpha Five
Developer,
Netherlands
- This
is
a much needed utility especially when Alpha thinks a file is in use
(which drives me crazy) and you can edit indexes, structure or field
rules without a restart. It will speed up development.
- I
tested CU today and I must say I like it. I'm now busy with code where
I have to do a lot of restarts. It's very efficient.
- It
is a real time saver when you do a lot of work with declare,
declarestruct, (in my case) where you have to restart Alpha Five a lot
of times to reinitialize the structures after a change. It starts A5 in
exactly the same state as where you left it. It saves me
approximately 45 seconds each time for a new start and open of all the
windows and editor. It depends on the project but in a trial and error
session I have sometimes 30 - 40 restarts a day.
((40 * 45
sec.)/60) = 30 min.
- The
new feature (A5 window
navigation) is neat, too!
Downloads
To run the program, download the Self-Installer or Zip versions and
install
To
use the program,
you must have
one of the following
- A trial license number, or
- A purchased license number, or
- If Alpha
Five is operating in "Trial" mode, the CSDA Code Utility will
also
operate in trial mode (and does not require a license number)
Any
other use will operate in
a "Limited mode"
