Standard vs Professional
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The Standard version of the VO Productivity Pack is supplied with Visual Objects and can be downloaded from http://www.piko.com.au. By obtaining registration details you can turn the Standard version into the Professional version, with all features enabled. The following table lists each of the features and its availability in the Standard and Professional versions.

Feature Standard Professional
Export Explorer    
View contents of AEF/MEF without loading them into VO Yes Yes
Inbuilt colour syntax highlighted source viewer, with entity separators Yes Yes
Source display can use the same font/colouring as VO source editor Yes Yes
Source view windows can be made to remain on top of all other windows Yes Yes
Source can be exported as PRG, HTML, RTF Yes Yes
Go to entity via right click when viewing source Yes Yes
Ability to search export file, supporting regular expressions No Yes
Compare export files interactively No Yes
Support for a side-by-side source compare plugin No Yes
Window entities can be displayed in "test mode" Yes Yes
Can be made the default program for opening AEFs/MEFs Yes Yes
Compare export files from the command line No Yes
Individual modules can be exported from AEFs Yes Yes
Anchor points in source viewer Yes Yes
     
AutoExport    
Automatic export of applications - only those changed are exported Yes Yes
Number of applications processed 3 Unlimited
Frequency of AutoExport is configurable Yes Yes
AutoExport current project on demand Yes Yes
Optionally create a new directory each day Yes Yes
Can run a process for each exported file - user configurable Yes Yes
Can be interrupted by pressing Escape Yes Yes
Optional countdown window, allowing skipping/postponement of upcoming export Yes Yes
Optional tray icon notification of next export Yes Yes
Optional audible notification of upcoming export - Wave,MIDI,MP3 Yes Yes
Optional second export directory Yes Yes
Optional deletion of old exports after a configurable number of days Yes Yes
User can choose to exclude specific apps/libs/DLLs Yes Yes
User can choose to exclude specific projects Yes Yes
Can specify if autoexports should occur while debugging Yes Yes
Can specify if autoexports should occur while executing app in IDE Yes Yes
Hotkey to AutoExport current project Yes Yes
     
System Builder    
Automatic compilation and generation of binary files for user defined collections of applications, libraries and DLLs No Yes
Default option to process all apps/libs/DLLs in current project No Yes
Automatic update of VOPP build number No Yes
Sample version information resource No Yes
Can run a process for each EXE/DLL created - user configurable No Yes
Option to Touch system before building No Yes
Automatically create PRG containing prototypes for each DLL No Yes
Report showing results of actions performed No Yes
     
Single App Build    
Compile and generate the current application with advanced options No Yes
Automatic update of VOPP build number No Yes
Automatically create PRG containing prototypes for each DLL No Yes
Can run a process for when EXE/DLL created - user configurable No Yes
     
AutoType    
Automatically expand text: convert a few characters into whole blocks of text No Yes
AutoType definitions - user definable No Yes
AutoType definitions - more than 100 pre-defined No Yes
AutoType header - user definable No Yes
AutoType trigger key - user definable No Yes
     
VO Source Editor Extensions    
Indent Code - all editor contents or just highlighted area Yes Yes
Print - all editor contents or just highlighted area No Yes
Alternative context menu with additional features Yes Yes
New hot keys for VOPP and VO functions Yes Yes
Comment/uncomment block Yes Yes
Delete word left/right Yes Yes
Matching bracket "blink" Yes Yes
Token select - select text from one token (e.g quote/bracket) to the next Yes Yes
     
Import Assistant    
Automatically determines correct order to import mutiple AEFs No Yes
Retain dependency properties when an imported AEF replaces an existing application No Yes
Optional compilation of imported applications and all dependent applications No Yes
Optional binary generation of imported EXEs/DLLs and all dependents No Yes
Report showing results of actions performed No Yes
     
Export Assistant    
Export selected application and all libraries used by the application Yes Yes
     
Global Search & Replace    
Advanced search and replace capabilities No Yes
Various scope, search and replace options available No Yes
Supports regular expression search and replace No Yes
Report of search results is available No Yes
User can choose to exclude specific apps/libs/DLLs No Yes
     
Compare Source Code - VO IDE    
Compare the selected application or module in the VO IDE with an export file No Yes
     
Calculator    
Display results simultaneously as Usual, Float, Integer, Hex, Binary and Chr No Yes
Can be extended to allow user customisable functions No Yes
Variables to keep intermediate results No Yes
     
DBF Utility    
Display DBF structure, ANSI/OEM setting Yes Yes
Display index information - file name, tag name, condition, unique, descending Yes Yes
Open multiple indexes Yes Yes
Select database driver Yes Yes
Option to keep utlitity on top of other windows Yes Yes
Copy tag name, key or condition to clipboard/source editor Yes Yes
Invoke user selectable browser from utility (configured in VOPP Plus!) Yes Yes
Support user functions for index expressions Yes Yes
User customisable code generation for creation of DBF and indexes Yes Yes
Translate structure into a comment block and send to clipboard/source editor Yes Yes
Translate structure into an array (DBStruct() compatible) and send to clipboard/source editor Yes Yes
     
Language Assistant    
A utility to help create multilingual applications. No Yes
Automatic updating of string table DLLs No Yes
Automatic increment of string identifier No Yes
Tutorial - based on conversion of the Standard MDI Application Yes Yes
     
Application as PRG/MEF    
Export selected application as component PRG or MEF files No Yes
     
Application Statistics    
Count of entities, lines of code, lines of comments in an application or a whole project. No Yes
     
Application Usage    
Report showing all the apps/libraries/DLLs that contain a reference to the current application in their properties Yes Yes
     
Project Copy    
Copy current project to a new project Yes Yes
Optional compilation and generation of binary files Yes Yes
     
Updated Entity List    
Report of entities in order of the time of their last update Yes Yes
Export report to CSV via context menu Yes Yes
Can be run for an application or whole project Application only Yes
     
Reset App Debug Status    
Change the debug setting of all modules/entities of an application to Auto and set the application debug setting Off. Yes Yes
     
Export File to PRG    
Converts the source code contents of an export file into a single PRG file. Yes Yes
     
VOPP Tray Icon    
Display AutoExport status No Yes
Menu to many VOPP options Yes Yes
Notification of upcoming AutoExport No Yes
     
VOPP Plus!    
Advanced settings for VO    
Toggle display of VO splash screen Yes Yes
Set maximum number of history entries for import list Yes Yes
Show hidden entities Yes Yes
Clear released memory Yes Yes
Show entity separator lines Yes Yes
Allow OLE in-place activation Yes Yes
Default name for new window Yes Yes
Set maximum number of history entries for Find Yes Yes
Set X, Y offsets when pasting controls Yes Yes
Change compiler error/warning settings Yes Yes
Toggle generation debug MAP files Yes Yes
Toggle exception handler activation Yes Yes
Set default array limits in shown debugger Yes Yes
Set maximum number of history entries for debugger expressions Yes Yes
     
Advanced settings for VOPP    
Set AutoType trigger key Yes Yes
Specify AutoType header file Yes Yes
Specify AutoType definition file Yes Yes
Name of process to run after every Single App Build Yes Yes
Toggle increment of VOPP build number during every Single App Build Yes Yes
Toggle clearing of "Touch before Build" after build by System Builder Yes Yes
Set source indenting to use spaces or tabs Yes Yes
Set how to invoke additional context menu in source editor Yes Yes
Toggle "blink" of bracket in editor Yes Yes
Toggle display of VOPP splash screen Yes Yes
Set font for used by calculator Yes Yes
Specify the name of the calculator UDF DLL Yes Yes
Define the prefix for constants created by Language Assistant Yes Yes
Specify the name of the template file to be used by DBF Utility Yes Yes
Specify the name of the DBF Utility UDF DLL Yes Yes
Specify the name and parameters of the program to be used to view DBF contents Yes Yes
     
VOPP Tip of the Day    
Show tips on using VO and related tools Yes Yes



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