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Get Friend File

Macro that opens the corresponding .h / .cpp file (i.e. if fnurt.h is active it opens fnurt.cpp and vice verca) and works best if used via a accelerator key (using Alt-1 myself). Quite lo-tech but useful never the less. Sub GetFriendFile() ‘DESCRIPTION: Opens the corresponding .h / .cpp file currentFileName = Application.ActiveDocument.FullName newFileName = “” […]

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Macro that opens the corresponding .h / .cpp file (i.e. if fnurt.h is active it opens fnurt.cpp and vice verca)
and works best if used via a accelerator key (using Alt-1 myself).

Quite lo-tech but useful never the less.

Sub GetFriendFile()
‘DESCRIPTION: Opens the corresponding .h / .cpp file
 currentFileName = Application.ActiveDocument.FullName
 newFileName = “”
 if (Ucase(Right(currentFileName,2))=”.H”) then
   newFileName = Left(currentFileName,Len(currentFileName)-2)+”.CPP”
 elseif (Ucase(Right(currentFileName,4))=”.CPP”) then
   newFileName = Left(currentFileName,Len(currentFileName)-4)+”.H”
 end if
 if newFileName<>“” then Application.Documents.Open newFileName
End Sub

Date Last Updated: February 3, 1999

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