What is App-Ref
App-Ref is a cross reference, analysing and standardization tool for Clarion Windows Programmers. It will import Clarion TXD files, and uses a template to extract information from your Clarion application files, which are then imported to App-Ref. during the import process App-Ref searches the CLW files for where files, fields and variables are used.
Each App-Ref Project consists of a Dictionary and one or more App files. you can store upto 99,999 Projects and there is no limit on the number of App files in a Project (Demo version limited to 3 Apps).
What can App-Ref do for you ?
App-Ref will show you all templates used and where they are used. You can see all the temlates used in a Project or all the templates a Procedure uses.
Most browses now have Paste buttons, this will paste browse contents to the windows paste buffer, which will then allow you to past the browse info in to any windows editor or wordprocessor, this will speed the creation of program notes and documentation
App-Ref will show you where each file,key, field and global variable is used, and displays all un used files , keys, fields, globals and local variables. this will allow you to clean out unused items.
Will show you all calls to and from a procedure, also the files, fields and templates used by a procedure.
Shows you where each file/Field is used on APP and Procedures Files/Fields shown in RED were not found to be used You should be able to delete then of not needed.
Shows Where Global Variable are used in the App files Globals shown in RED were not found to be used
Displays Unused Files/Keys/Fields, Clean up you app and remove unused Files/Fields/Keys etc
Displays Unused Global/Local Variables so you can remove them.
Summary of your app, Procedure Count, Line Count, File Count, Field Count etc, Useful to impress your client how much work you have done
App-Ref Standard Checking Would you like to check the settings in all windows in your app's to ensure they all have the same font, atribute settings etc ?? - AppRef can help you
Would you like to check all buttons in your apps for standard wording, Icon usage etc - AppRef can help you
We will be inproving standard checking and adding more checks in the next version of App-Ref.