LabWindows/CVI Tip: Integrate Free Code Formatter into CVI Tools Menu

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Customize Tools Menu

Use the Customize command to add your own menu items to the Tools menu. Each entry consists of a menu item name and an associated command line to execute. Each command line consists of a program name and optional arguments. When you execute an item from the Tools menu, LabWindows/CVI starts the program and passes the program the specified command line arguments. LabWindows/CVI saves your Tools menu entries from one session to another, not in the project.

Example: Incorporate a Code Formatter in LabWindows/CVI Tools Menu

Artistic Style is a free source code indenter, formatter, and beautifier for the C, C++, C# and Java programming languages. To find information about this software or to download it, go to http://astyle.sourceforge.net/.

Instructions:

1. Download and install AStyle or your favorite helper application
2. In LabWindows/CVI select Tools » Customize
3. Click the "Add" button to add a new entry in the Tools menu

Example command line arguments for AStyle: %FILE% --style=1tbs --indent-switches --pad-oper --add-brackets --align-pointer=name

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