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  1. May 12th, 2011, 04:40 AM #1
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    DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    Hi everyone,

    I would like to know if a DLL exists to analyse VB6 source code. I would use this DLL to check whether a constant name is used in a VB6 project or not.

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. May 12th, 2011, 07:31 AM #2
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    Re: DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    Look for MZTools for VB6 ... it's got a pretty robust code analyzer.

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    edit - also... would a simple search on the module (since you have the source code) for the constant name tell you if it's in use or not?
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    Re: DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    I have got MZTools available in my VB6 IDE but it can not tell me the names of constants declared and not used.

    edit - also... would a simple search on the module (since you have the source code) for the constant name tell you if it's in use or not?
    You are right but I would perform a search on a bunch of declarations of constants. With the help of a DLL I could perform the task programmatically.
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    Re: DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    that doesn't surprise me... it's easier to report what IS there vs what ISN'T there...

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    Re: DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    Quote Originally Posted by david.rougier View Post
    I have got MZTools available in my VB6 IDE but it can not tell me the names of constants declared and not used.



    You are right but I would perform a search on a bunch of declarations of constants. With the help of a DLL I could perform the task programmatically.
    I bleive it will tell what is not used. Use the review code option.
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    Re: DLL + Analysing VB6 Source Code

    You can write an add-in yourself - it's quite simple: search for a keyword within text.
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