VBdocman .NET 2.2 Makes Software Documenting a Pleasure

An add-in for Visual Studio .NET enables rapid creation of technical documentation from your Visual Basic .NET and ASP .NET source code and existing comments.

PRESOV, Slovakia (PRWEB) December 14, 2005 -- Helixoft today announces the release of VBdocman .NET 2.2, an add-in for Visual Studio .NET 2002/2003/2005. This program offers you the ability to generate technical documentation from your Visual Basic .NET and ASP .NET projects with a few mouse clicks. VBdocman parses the source code files and automatically creates the table of contents, index, topics, cross-reference, IntelliSense information, and context sensitive help straight from the structure of symbols it finds there. You can also use VBdocman to add C# XML or JavaDoc comments to the source code. This is done via the WYSIWYG comment editor, which enables you to insert tables, lists, pictures, links and other formatting elements directly to the code. VBdocman compiles your documentation into balanced and fully customizable HTML Help, MS Help 2, HTML, or into an RTF document, or an XML file.

Why Install VBdocman .NET?
According to Peter Macej, the author of VBdocman .NET, the program is an ideal tool for the developers of components, controls, and applications. “With VBdocman in place, you can quickly document your project in a natural and readable fashion without having to do a lot of labor-intensive manual work that has nothing to do with content development. In large projects, the use of VBdocman literally saves the developer hundreds of hours. The program restricts all your documentation efforts to a few clicks. To generate documentation, the program extracts the information about the source code symbols, as well as existing comments in the source code. All interesting links such as Methods, Properties, Events, table of contents and index are created automatically. You can easily edit the output documentation and add new descriptions. This ensures that your documentation is in sync with your current code base.”

Benefits of VBdocman .NET 2.2 at a Glance:

·   Consistency. If you want to add something that was not part of the source code, e.g. a new method, it is automatically reflected in the newly generated documentation. In the traditional way of writing documentation, many links should be updated manually and it is very likely that something will be forgotten or mistaken.

·   One-source-to-many-outputs nature. You can publish your documentation in various formats with a few mouse clicks and have it ready in a few minutes. VBdocman .NET will output the generated documentation from a single source to any of the following formats: HTML Help, Microsoft Help 2, HTML, RTF, or XML.

·   Efficient communication within the development team. VBdocman provides efficient communication within the team especially when Source Safe is used. Every programmer may comment his part of the source code. Everybody in the team can then make documentation and easily use or modify that code and get on-line help.

VBdocman .NET Pricing and Availability
VBdocman .NET 2.2 runs under Windows 2000/XP/2003 and requires Microsoft Visual Basic .NET 2002 and higher. Registration costs $229 (USD) for a single-user license. Discounts for volume buyers are available. Registered users are entitled to lifetime technical support and free upgrades to all future minor versions. Additional information on VBdocman .NET 2.2, its online demo, samples of documentation generated by the program, as well as a 14-day evaluation version is available at no cost from http://www.vbdocman.com.

Helixoft
Helixoft is a technology company based in Presov, Slovakia. The company was founded in 2000 by software engineer Peter Macej. Helixoft specializes in the development of documentation software for developers. The company’s two products VBdocman and VBdocman .NET help to document VB 6, VB .NET and ASP .NET code in many development teams worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.helixoft.com.