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By: Dan Thomson
Posted On: 4/27/2005
After spending many months patiently working on adding new features, we feel that the updated myITforum Code Repository database is finally ready for release.
For those of you who were aware that the myITforum Code Repository database was being updated, your long wait is now over. For everyone else, we hope this update comes as a nice surprise. This is a major update to the database which was originally posted by Rod Trent in his Organizing Your Scripts article.
Believing that the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" is applicable here, we will try to keep this article brief. If you need more assistance than that which is provided here, extended instructions are available on the Help page of the database. Oh, I appologize if the pics caused any grief. They help to illustrate the database features.
Below is a screen shot of the main page of the database.
Select this link for a screen shot of the Main page
The following features have been incorporated into the new release.
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Main page
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The database stores the code and the following information:- Author - The name of the person who wrote the code.
- Name - The name of the item. This name will also be used when the code is saved.
- Type - The type of item. This will also be used as the file name extension when the item is saved.
- Description - Useful info about the item.
- Source - If applicable, a web link to the site where the item can be found on-line.
- More Info - An additional location for info.
- Keywords - Assign one or more keywords to the item for easier searching.
The following operations can be initiated from the Main page:- Run the code
- Save the code to file
- Edit the code in an external editor
- Import code. You can add code by cut and paste, import a single file, or import all files within a specified folder.
- Delete the item
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Edit page
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Select this link for a screen shot of the Edit page
Currently, the Edit page is just a larger version of the code area found on the Main page.
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Links page
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Select this link for a screen shot of the Links page
We have included some of our more useful links.
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Advanced page
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Select this link for a screen shot of the Advanced page
The following operations can be initiated from the Advanced page:- Manage the types
The database currently contains SMS 2003 custom reports and MOF files, Batch Files, Command Scripts, HTML Application, HTML Documents, SMS Installer Documents, Jscript Script, Jscript Encoded Script, Kixstart Scripts, Perl Scripts, SQL Scripts, VBScript Encoded Scripts, VBScript Scripts, Windows Script Component, Wise files, Windows Script Files, MOF files. Not to mention, as illustrated by the above pic, it has the ability to add any type you want.
- Manage the keywords
We have included a few keywords. You'll want to expand on this list as needed.
- Define the default folder for saving code.
- Perform a mass import
- Perform a mass export
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Reports & Queries page
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Below is a screen shot of a keyword search result.
Select this link for a screen shot of the Keywords search function of the Reports & Queries page
Below is a screen shot of an advanced search result.
Select this link for a screen shot of the advanced search functions
We have created a few basic reports, the ability to search by keyword(s), and added an advanced search tool courtesy of www.mvps.org.
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Help page
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Select this link for a screen shot of the Help page
The Help page should be pretty self explanatory.
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This database has been tested on a combination of Windows NT 4.0, 2000, and XP running Access 2000 and above.
If you are required to run this on a PC that does NOT have Access 2000 (or higher), then please email scriptingdb@yahoo.com and ask for the Access Run-Time version.
We left the database unlocked so the look and feel of the database can be customized. Depending on the demands of the end users, we anticipate releasing updated versions of this database. With the ability to export only the code that you have added, you can easily stay up to date with new releases.
Please send an email to scriptingdb@yahoo.com if you have any questions, suggestions, feature requests, want to contribute code, or want to provide some general feedback. We will look into implementing user requests in future releases of the database. We encourage anyone to provide us with feedback so we can create a database that will benefit everyone.
In developing this database, we have attempted to adhere to common practice guidelines as outlined in various resources. Therefore, we hope that you not only find this database to be a useful resource for storing your code, but also as an example for your database development needs.
A few quotes from some beta testers:“Ron, the more I play with this, the more I think it’s ready for prime time. This is just simply awesome!” – Rod Trent “The Code Repository database is one of those products that make you say, "Why didn't somebody do that sooner?" As an avid newsgroup and discussion list subscriber, I am forever finding scripts and scriptlets which solve a problem I am encountering or I think looks like a neat way to do something. What I did in the past was save the topic or email then, when I needed it, I had to hunt all over to find it. Not anymore! I just take the time to copy the script into Code Repository, fill in a few lines and keywords, and when I need it, I just have one place to look.
This is a very professional looking and handy tool. Thanks Ron!” -- Reed Porter “I can see where this may well become a great tool that could be used as a single, manageable, repository for (dare I say it??) all of one’s collective work!” - Ed Aldrich Download:
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