Hi Michael,
First of all, I would like to confirm my understanding of your issue.
From your description, I understand that you wants to insert a shortdate
string into the template file.
Have I fully understood you? If there is anything I misunderstood, please
feel free to let me know.
I think there is no such predefined symbol for shortdate string. We have to
do it ourself by add a symbol which represents the shortdate string into
the VCWizCtl Object.
For detailed information about the VCWizCtl Object, take a look at the
IVCWizCtrlUI interface.
We can use the AddSymbol Method of VCWizCtl Object to add the new added
symbol to the symbol table, so that when we render the Template file, the
symbols will be translated into the string it represent.
VCWizCtl Object
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcext/html/
vxlrfVCWIZLibVCWizCtl.asp
Visual C++ Wizard Model
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcext/html/
vcoriVisualCWizardModel.asp
The methods of the IVCWizCtrlUI.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcext/html/
vcoriVisualCWizardModel.asp
Here is some links about customized the Template.
Visual Studio Code Templates - Modifying Your Default Templates
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/bsblog/archive/2004/01/12/5519.aspx
Enterprise Templates: Building an Application Construction Kit in Visual
Studio .NET 2003
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechar
t/html/vstchEnterpriseTemplatesBuildingApplicationConstructionKit.asp
e.g. we can change the template of console application.
usually the wizard for the console appliation is located in the path below.
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\
We need to change two file.
1. the js file
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Scripts\1033\default.js
Add the code below at the beginning of the OnFinish function in the file.
var date;
var dateString;
date = new Date();
dateString = (date.getMonth() + 1) + "/";
dateString += date.getDate() + "/";
dateString += date.getYear();
wizard.AddSymbol("CURRENT_DATE", dateString);
2. The template file
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
2003\Vb7\VBWizards\ConsoleApplication\Templates\1033\Module.vb
change the file as below.
Module [!output SAFE_ITEM_NAME]
Sub Main()
[!output CURRENT_DATE]
End Sub
End Module
After that if we create a new Console application, the module file in the
new added project will be below.
Module Module1
Sub Main()
4/15/2004
End Sub
End Module
[Note: My example is just for demo, I suggest you change according to your
request]
[And this will change the default behavor of VS.NET IDE and will easily
screw things up. So please DO make a backup before make any change to this
file.]
Please apply my suggestion above and let me know if it helps resolve your
problem.
Best regards,
Peter Huang
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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