VFP: Create header files

Header files (.H) contain declarations and sometimes code. Software uses codes for specific actions or settings, but these codes are illegible for most humans. The header file for Microsoft Word 2016 contains more than 4.500 lines. It starts like this:

* WdMailSystem
#DEFINE wdNoMailSystem 0
#DEFINE wdMAPI 1
#DEFINE wdPowerTalk 2
#DEFINE wdMAPIandPowerTalk 3

* WdTemplateType
#DEFINE wdNormalTemplate 0
#DEFINE wdGlobalTemplate 1
#DEFINE wdAttachedTemplate 2

The header files are not included in the distributions, so you have to search for them yourself or create them if possible.

This program originates from an old Microsoft article. It creates a dialog where you can locate an .OLB file (Object Library). It then extracts all constants and gives you the ability to save them to your header file.

* Bron: https://web.archive.org/web/20110808014156/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285396

****************START CODE****************
PUBLIC oform1

oform1=NEWOBJECT("form1")
oform1.SHOW
RETURN


****************FORM CODE****************
DEFINE CLASS form1 AS FORM

	HEIGHT = 445
	WIDTH = 567
	DOCREATE = .T.
	AUTOCENTER = .T.
	BORDERSTYLE = 1
	CAPTION = ".OLB Constants Extractor"
	MAXBUTTON = .F.
	MINBUTTON = .F.
	NAME = "Form1"

	ADD OBJECT txtolbfile AS TEXTBOX WITH ;
		HEIGHT = 27, ;
		LEFT = 65, ;
		READONLY = .T., ;
		TABINDEX = 2, ;
		TOP = 6, ;
		WIDTH = 458, ;
		NAME = "txtOLBFILE"

	ADD OBJECT label1 AS LABEL WITH ;
		AUTOSIZE = .T., ;
		CAPTION = ".\<OLB File:", ;
		HEIGHT = 17, ;
		LEFT = 4, ;
		TOP = 11, ;
		WIDTH = 55, ;
		TABINDEX = 1, ;
		NAME = "Label1"

	ADD OBJECT cmdsave AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
		TOP = 411, ;
		LEFT = 394, ;
		HEIGHT = 27, ;
		WIDTH = 84, ;
		CAPTION = "\<Save to .h", ;
		ENABLED = .F., ;
		TABINDEX = 6, ;
		NAME = "cmdSAVE"

	ADD OBJECT cmdquit AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
		TOP = 411, ;
		LEFT = 480, ;
		HEIGHT = 27, ;
		WIDTH = 84, ;
		CAPTION = "\<Quit", ;
		TABINDEX = 7, ;
		NAME = "cmdQUIT"

	ADD OBJECT edtconstants AS EDITBOX WITH ;
		HEIGHT = 347, ;
		LEFT = 6, ;
		READONLY = .T., ;
		TABINDEX = 4, ;
		TOP = 52, ;
		WIDTH = 558, ;
		NAME = "edtConstants"

	ADD OBJECT cmdgetfile AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
		TOP = 6, ;
		LEFT = 533, ;
		HEIGHT = 27, ;
		WIDTH = 26, ;
		CAPTION = "...", ;
		TABINDEX = 3, ;
		NAME = "cmdGETFILE"

	ADD OBJECT cmdextract AS COMMANDBUTTON WITH ;
		TOP = 411, ;
		LEFT = 280, ;
		HEIGHT = 27, ;
		WIDTH = 110, ;
		CAPTION = "\<Extract Constants", ;
		ENABLED = .F., ;
		TABINDEX = 5, ;
		NAME = "cmdEXTRACT"


	PROCEDURE cmdsave.CLICK
		STRTOFILE(THISFORM.edtconstants.VALUE,PUTFILE([Header File], ;
			JUSTSTEM(THISFORM.txtolbfile.VALUE) + [.h],[.h]))
	ENDPROC


	PROCEDURE cmdquit.CLICK
		THISFORM.RELEASE
	ENDPROC


	PROCEDURE cmdgetfile.CLICK
		LOCAL lcOLBFile

		lcOLBFile = GETFILE([OLB],[OLB File],[Open])
		IF EMPTY(lcOLBFile)
			RETURN .F.
		ENDIF
		
		IF UPPER(RIGHT(lcOLBFile,3)) # [OLB]
			MESSAGEBOX([Invalid File],0,[])
			RETURN .F.
		ENDIF

		THISFORM.txtolbfile.VALUE = lcOLBFile
		THISFORM.cmdextract.ENABLED= .T.
	ENDPROC


	PROCEDURE cmdextract.CLICK
		WAIT WINDOW [Processing...] NOCLEAR NOWAIT
		LOCAL oTLB_INFO, oConstants, lcConstantsStr, Obj, member
		#DEFINE CRLF CHR(13) + CHR(10)

		oTLB_INFO = CREATEOBJECT([tli.typelibinfo])
		oTLB_INFO.ContainingFile = (THISFORM.txtolbfile.VALUE)

		oConstants = oTLB_INFO.Constants

		lcConstantsStr = []
		FOR EACH Obj IN oTLB_INFO.Constants
                        lcConstantsStr = lcConstantsStr + CRLF + "* " + Obj.Name + CRLF   
                        FOR EACH member IN Obj.Members
                            lcConstantsStr = lcConstantsStr + [#DEFINE ] + ;
                            member.NAME + [ ] + ;
                            TRANSFORM(member.VALUE) + CRLF
                        NEXT member
		NEXT Obj

		THISFORM.edtconstants.VALUE=lcConstantsStr
		THISFORM.cmdsave.ENABLED= .T.
		WAIT CLEAR
		WAIT WINDOW [Complete!] TIMEOUT 2
	ENDPROC

ENDDEFINE
****************END CODE****************

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