Make File Pair

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Macro that creates a .h / .cpp file pair.

It will prompt for a file name and create the .h / .cpp files accordingly.

The .h file will be given a small header and the usual #ifndef _FILE_H … sentry.

The .cpp file will be given an #include “MyHFile.h”.



The technique behind this code generation is patended and trademarked in 123 countrys so dont you dare modifying it….heh…not really, do as you wish 🙂



The whole thing is split up into 3 separate macros (each can be run individually):

• MakeHFileifdef
  
• IncludeMyH
  
• MakeFilePair
  

Sub MakeHFileifdef()

‘DESCRIPTION: Generates #ifdef THISHFILE_H … #endif definitions

      ‘if name = “ARNE.H” then s = “_ARNE_H”

	  s = Ucase(Application.ActiveDocument.Name)

	  p = Len(s)

	  for i = 1 to Len(s)

	    if Mid(s,i,1)=”.” then p = i-1

	  next

	  s = “_” + Left(s,p) + “_H”
	  Application.ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfDocument

 	  Application.ActiveDocument.Selection = “#ifndef ” + s + vbLf + “#define ” + s +vbLf
	  Application.ActiveDocument.Selection.EndOfDocument

 	  Application.ActiveDocument.Selection = vbLf + “#endif // ” + s + vbLf

End Sub
Sub IncludeMyH()

‘DESCRIPTION: Inserts an #include “thisFile.h”
      ‘if name = “ARNE.CPP” then s = “ARNE”

	  s = Application.ActiveDocument.Name

	  p = Len(s)

	  for i = 1 to Len(s)

	    if Mid(s,i,1)=”.” then p = i-1

	  next

	  s = Left(s,p)

	  Application.ActiveDocument.Selection = “#include “+Chr(34)+s+”.h”+Chr(34)+vbLf

End Sub
Sub GetFriendFile()

‘DESCRIPTION: Opens the corresponding .h / .cpp file
	currentFileName = Application.ActiveDocument.FullName

	newFileName = “”

	‘MsgBox currentFileName

	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
	‘MsgBox newFileName

	if newFileName<>“” then	Application.Documents.Open newFileName
End Sub
Sub MakeFilePair()

‘DESCRIPTION: Generates a .h / .cpp file pair
  dim newDoc

  s = InputBox(“This macro generates a .h / .cpp file pair.”+vbLf+vbLf+”Enter filename (not including extension)”,”Generate filepair”)

  if s<>“” then

    newName = s+”.h”

	sTxt = “/*———————————————–” + vbCrLf

	sTxt = sTxt+”     File name    : ” + newName + vbCrLf

	sTxt = sTxt+”     Author       : “+ vbCrLf

	sTxt = sTxt+”  “+ vbCrLf

	sTxt = sTxt+”     Description  : “+ vbCrLf

	sTxt = sTxt+”  ———————————————–*/” + vbCrLf

	set newDoc = Application.Documents.Add(“Text”)

	newDoc.Save (newName)

	newDoc.Selection = vbCrLf+ “#include “+Chr(34)+”stdafx.h” +Chr(34) + vbCfLf+ vbCrLf

	MakeHFileIfDef()

	newDoc.Selection.StartOfDocument
	newDoc.Selection = sTxt
	newName = s +”.cpp”

	set newDoc = Application.Documents.Add(“Text”)

	newDoc.Save (newName)

	IncludeMyH()

  end if
End Sub