To import data from the gbCodeLib server simply press the "Download Snippet" toolbar button. The complete list of snippets on the server will be downloaded and compared to the local gbCodeLib database. Any server snippets which are different than the snippets will be listed in a frame at the bottom of the gbCodeLib window. Simply check the snippets to be imported into the local database and press the "Add Selected Snippets" button on the toolbar.

To import data from files on the local PC just press the "Import Source Code" toolbar button to call up a file selection dialog window. Select the file and press "Open" to see a list of the source code snippets that gbCodeLib was able to identify in the selected file and which are not found in the current gbCodeLib database. Again, check the snippets to be imported into the local database and press the "Add Selected Snippets" button on the toolbar.

Additional information on importing source code is provided below.

The Import menu selections include:

• Server Snippets
  Downloads current snippets from server for selection/import into the local database
• Local Snippets
  Allows use to select and search local language source code files for snippets for selection/import into the local database
• Import Selected Snippets
  Adds selected snippets to the current database. All imported snippets are placed in a category called 'Imports'.

Additional details of importing source code is provided below.

gbCodeLib Server
The database distributed with gbCodeLib is updated regularly - with new code snippets, code improvements, or updates to the tutorials. With gbCodeLib you can access the snippets on the server and display those that are different from the ones in your local database. You may then select any or all for import into your local database.

Simply press the 'Download Snippets' button on the toolbar to access a list of current server snippets which are different from your local database. The 'Online Source Code Update' frame (see the image below) will be displayed at the bottom of the main window (if the Search frame is visible it will be temporarily replaced by the Online Source Code Update frame).

Click on a snippet to see its code in the textbox to the right of the snippet list.

Once the snippets have been downloaded from the server and displayed, simply check the snippets you want to import and press the Import button from the toolbar. By default, no snippets are selected.

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For convenience several functions are available as a context sensitive menu in the snippet list. Right-mouse click a snippet to get the following menu selections:

• Select All
  Selects all server snippets
• Unselect All
  Unselects all snippets
• Display Only Snippets With Matching Titles
  Limits the display to only those server snippets with a title identical to a snippet already in the current snippet database.

Also, the server snippet source code can quickly be transferred to the source code editor by right-mouse clicking on the server snippet source code and selecting the "Replace Tree Code" menu selection.

Local Language Source Code Files
gbCodeLib can currently read the language source file for Visual Basic, Perl, Java, and C++ and extract source code. Other languages files are being added. In particular, the language files are read and subroutine, function, and class source code is extracted as follows:

All imported snippets are placed in the Language category called 'Imports'.

• VB
  Files with extensions .bas and .frm are read. Both Sub and Function code is extracted for import into gbCodeLib.

• Perl
  Files with extensions .pl are read. Sub code is extracted for import into gbCodeLib.

• Java
  Files with extensions .java are read. 'class' code is extracted for import into gbCodeLib.

• HTML / JavaScript
  Files with extensions .htm and .html are read. JavaScripts (<script></script<) and HTML tags (<style></style>, <form></form>, and <table></table>) are extracted for import into gbCodeLib.

• C++
  Files with extensions .h and .cpp are read. 'class' code is extracted for import into gbCodeLib.

Support for other languages are being added regularly. If you'd like gbCodeLib to support a particular file type, just let me know.

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Prior Versions of gbCodeLib Databases
gbCodeLib can also read .txt files and extract any gbCodeLib-formatted source code.

• gbCodeLib Versions 5-6
  gbCodeLib versions 5/6 used different file formats than that of version 8. To import version 5/6 databases, rename the version 5/6 database from 'gbcodelib.txt' to 'gbcodelib.gb5'. Then use the Import Local Source Code option on the toolbar. The file selection dialog window will recognize the *.gb5 files.

• gbCodeLib Version 7
  The gbCodeLib version 7 database uses the same format as that of version 8. Before creating new version 8 snippets, simply copy the version 7 database (file name: gbcodelib.txt) over the version 8 database file of the same name. Or, use the Import Local Source Code feature and select the ver7 'gbcodelib.txt'.

Search List Context Menu
For convenience several functions are available as a context sensitive menu in the snippet list. Right-mouse click a snippet to get the following menu selections:

• Select All
  Selects all local snippets
• Unselect All
  Unselects all snippets
• Display Only Snippets With Matching Titles
  Limits the display to only those local snippets with a title identical to a snippet already in the current snippet database.

Also, the local snippet source code can quickly be transferred to the source code editor by right-mouse clicking on the local snippet source code and selecting the "Replace Tree Code" menu selection.