The Configuration Files Panel allows you to view and edit various types of translator Configuration Files.

The types of Configuration Files described here are:
- Project Configuration
- Migration File: the gmproj file currently loaded in the tool.
- User Files: All *.xml, *.txt, and *.cmd files in the workspace\usr folder and its subdirectories (i.e. translation script template files and other migration rules files). These may be compared with system default configuration files where applicable.
- COM Descriptions: All COM interface description files (IDFs) in your workspace\usr. These may be compared with the IDFs generated from COM binaries where applicable.
- gmStudio Options
- Template Files, default templates used to set up new migration projects such as translation Script templates, batch script templates.
- Application Settings: The gmStudio.cfg file containing various settings that govern behavior of gmStudio. Details on this file are provided as comments within the file itself.
- Samples Rule Sets: Customized COM IDFs and other gmBasic scripts that may be incorporated into your upgrade solution to produce custom upgrade results.
- System Defaults
- Language Files, files which configure the default processing behavior of the translator. These files are compiled into the binary metalanguage file that is used by gmBasic when it does a translation.
- Interface Description Files: files which configure the default processing behavior of the translator. These files are loaded as text by gmBasic when it does a translation.
- StartUp File: the gmBasic.xml file that directs the tool to the binary metalanguage file and provides settings for several system variables.
The Configuration files form also is used to rebuild the binary metalanguage file and configure the tool to use project-specific metalanguage settings. The page, Custom Language Replacement describes how you can customize the replacement of VB6 language elements during a migration.
The User Defaults Panel facilitates editing the most frequently customized application configuration settings. Clicking [Save] writes these settings to the application config file.

Sample Settings for Text Editor
Visual Studio 2013
- Text Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
- GoTo Line Command Line /edit '%path%' /command 'edit.goto %pos%'
Visual Studio 2017
- Text Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
- GoTo Line Command Line /edit '%path%' /command 'edit.goto %pos%'
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filepath = WScript.Arguments(0)
if Wscript.Arguments.Count=2 then
line = WScript.Arguments(1)
else
line = 1
end if
On Error Resume Next
' try to get running instance
Set dte = getObject(,"VisualStudio.DTE.15.0") ' VS2017 (from registry depending on installed version)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
Err.Clear
' try to get new instance
Set dte = WScript.CreateObject("VisualStudio.DTE")
End If
If Err.Number = 0 Then
' activate instance
dte.MainWindow.Activate
dte.MainWindow.Visible = True
dte.UserControl = True
' load file
dte.ItemOperations.OpenFile filepath
' try to to line
dte.ActiveDocument.Selection.MoveToLineAndOffset line, 1
' formulate title bar
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(filepath)
filename = objFSO.GetFileName(filepath)
appTitle = filename & " - Microsoft Visual Studio"
' bring to instance front
Set ObjShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
ObjShell.AppActivate(appTitle)
Else
msgBox "Unable to start VS for " & vbcrlf & filepath & vbcrlf & appTitle
End If
NotePad++
- Text Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
- GoTo Line Command Line -n%pos% '%path%'
Visual Studio Code
- Text Editor C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe
- GoTo Line Command Line -g '%path%':%pos%:1
The Project File Panel facilitates editing global settings in your project configuration file (gmProj file).
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2 Comments
Anonymous
Hi,
Can i have a sample configuration file for setting up the migration operation .
thanks,
Mark.Juras
Sample files are distributed with the upgrade samples. Visit the Samples documentation to learn more. Also contact us directly if you want help with setting up your upgrade solution.