Mass Commenting?

[notquitehere188]

is there any way to make large comments, like the /* */ in c, or a hotkey to comment highlighted lines?

[bushmobile]

edit: ignore me... but MZTools is still a useful toolbox

[RhinoBull]

VB has its own "block comments" feature:

- go to View -> Toolbars ans select Edit...

OR

- right click on the toolbar and select Customize
- select Commands tab
- select Edit from the Categories
- select "Comment Block" and/or "Uncomment Block" from the Commands list
- drag/drop either on the VB IDE toolbar
- new button will be created for each ...

[bushmobile]

yes that's right

i've forgotten which functionality is built in and which isn't - it's been a long week...

[RhinoBull]

In case anybody is wondering here are few images.

[chemicalNova]

Another method is to do line continuations:

'This comment _
will span _
a few _
lines.

chem

[RhinoBull]

I don't think it's a good option:

- it's stil one line
- only 24 line continuations allowed

[Fedhax]

In case anybody is wondering here is an image.

Thanks for the information. I never knew about this functionality within the VB IDE.

Is there a key shortcut to use this functionality like there is in Enterprise Manager's SQL IDE?

[RhinoBull]

...Is there a key shortcut to use this functionality ...

Unfortunately there isn't.

[MartinLiss]

Unfortunately there isn't.

Here is a little-known feature of VB. You can create your own shortcuts!

1. Right click on the Comment Block Icon
2. Choose Customize
3. Right click on Comment Block Icon a second time
4. Choose Image and Text
5. Right click on Comment Block Icon a third time
6. Add an ampersand in front of "Comment Block" in the Name: box so that it looks like &Comment Block
7. Repeat for UnComment Block winding up with &UnComment Block
8. Close the Customize window

Alt-C and Alt-U will now comment and uncomment your highlighted text

[danasegarane]

Dear MartinLiss,
I tried. It is not working...

[RhinoBull]

@Martin:

nice but I have a problem with this technic: you must be absolutely sure that hot key doesn't already exist elsewhere in the IDE or you may break some functionality.
Other than that as I said it is nice.

[danasegarane]

Dear RhinoBull,
Is it working.I am not abled to do?

[Harsh Gupta]

Dear RhinoBull,
Is it working.I am not abled to do?

Yes it is working, but for uncomment, dont put & in front of U, because Alt+U is already assigned to Query menu.

Furthermore, check if you are not pressing CTRL in place of ALT.

[RhinoBull]

Dear RhinoBull,
Is it working.I am not abled to do?

Of course it does - just follow Martin's instructions.

[danasegarane]

Sorry Guys.
It's working now.I missed the text and Image option.

[RhinoBull]

Sounds better!

[msayed2004]

Sorry for posting in an old topic.

Thanks for the information. I never knew about this functionality within the VB IDE.

Is there a key shortcut to use this functionality like there is in Enterprise Manager's SQL IDE?

Yes you can do that by Add-in named (MZ-Tools) , I can't imagine that there is a VB developer don't know it : http://www.mztools.com/

For me I adjusted it to Comment/ Un-Comment via Shift+Ctrl+C / Shift+Ctrl+U

[RhinoBull]

@msayed2004:

You were late by about 13 days 4 hours and 16 minutes...
MZTools utility was recommended by bushmobile in very first reply in this thread.

[msayed2004]

Ooooops , I didn't saw that , I came here via a link to a post in the middle of the topic , So I didn't saw that , sorry , I just wanted to help

[disruptivehair]

VB has its own "block comments" feature:

- go to View -> Toolbars ans select Edit...

OR

- right click on the toolbar and select Customize
- select Commands tab
- select Edit from the Categories
- select "Comment Block" and/or "Uncomment Block" from the Commands list
- drag/drop either on the VB IDE toolbar
- new button will be created for each ...

Awesome!

[zynder]

I've been using VB for 6 months and Im surprised. Never knew VB could have some hidden functionality or it is just me whose ignorant. Anyway, this help me alot in commenting blocks.

[RhinoBull]

... Never knew VB could have some hidden functionality...

All you have to do is to explore all menu options and/or toolbar buttons - that's all.