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From: SteveR on 26 Jun 2010 07:27 I have a new project that will be 95% similar to my usual project. Should I add it to my usual workspace, or are there more benefits to creating its own workspace? This is a new step for me (still in 6.0). Reading up on this did not produce expected answers, and I can't say I understand the choices.
From: David Ching on 26 Jun 2010 11:48 "SteveR" <maxsrussellatremovethisembarqmail.com> wrote in message news:#Tz7CKSFLHA.4516(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > I have a new project that will be 95% similar to my usual project. Should > I add it to my usual workspace, or are there more benefits to creating its > own workspace? This is a new step for me (still in 6.0). Reading up on > this did not produce expected answers, and I can't say I understand the > choices. The only reason to put both projects into the same workspace (workspaces are called 'solutions' after 6.0) is to easily edit their files and build the projects together. If you only work with one project at a time, there is no advantage. -- David
From: Joseph M. Newcomer on 26 Jun 2010 16:02 Depends what you want to share. Are these considered two interlocking project? Then yes. Are they two completely separate projects that share 95% of the source? Then it is up to you, but you should ideally move the source files which are common to a subdirectory common/source that is typically in the same project tree, and is shared by the two projects. I also use common/include for the header files. joe On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:27:12 -0400, "SteveR" <maxsrussellatremovethisembarqmail.com> wrote: >I have a new project that will be 95% similar to my usual project. Should I >add it to my usual workspace, or are there more benefits to creating its own >workspace? This is a new step for me (still in 6.0). Reading up on this did >not produce expected answers, and I can't say I understand the choices. > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] email: newcomer(a)flounder.com Web: http://www.flounder.com MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm
From: RB on 26 Jun 2010 19:03 Wow someone else besides me still using VC6, I thought I was the only one. I am in the process of migrating to 2005 though. Course I still drive a truck to work that 22yrs old so you can pretty much categorize me. But if I programmed professionally I would probably buy the new edition. I know the company where I work spends a fortune on Autodesk software upgrades every year. Between our cad department and the 3d modeler department it is quite expensive. The answers Joe and David gave are excellent advise on the project decision.
From: SteveR on 26 Jun 2010 22:37
Thank you, David and Joe. Joe is getting to the heart of my vague question. I actually want the same view, with all the code that is in common. I say this as an example of just how much alike these two applications will be. In the meantime, I have chosen to use the exact same project and output the appropriate exe's according to how I set AFX_IDS_APP_TITLE, also of course making distinctions between products by testing for certain attributes in the code. This is the method I have used for years to produce very similar applications. Steve "Joseph M. Newcomer" <newcomer(a)flounder.com> wrote in message news:84nc26phoeftj4nbkgqbu170617i5ae128(a)4ax.com... > Depends what you want to share. Are these considered two interlocking > project? Then yes. > Are they two completely separate projects that share 95% of the source? > Then it is up to > you, but you should ideally move the source files which are common to a > subdirectory > common/source that is typically in the same project tree, and is shared by > the two > projects. I also use common/include for the header files. > joe > > On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 07:27:12 -0400, "SteveR" > <maxsrussellatremovethisembarqmail.com> > wrote: > >>I have a new project that will be 95% similar to my usual project. Should >>I >>add it to my usual workspace, or are there more benefits to creating its >>own >>workspace? This is a new step for me (still in 6.0). Reading up on this >>did >>not produce expected answers, and I can't say I understand the choices. >> > Joseph M. Newcomer [MVP] > email: newcomer(a)flounder.com > Web: http://www.flounder.com > MVP Tips: http://www.flounder.com/mvp_tips.htm |