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VBdocman

VBdocman allows commenting and the automatic generation of technical documentation from Visual Basic 6 source code files. VBdocman parses the Visual Basic projects and automatically creates the table of contents, index, topics, cross-references and F1 context-sensitive help. It can read Javadoc comments from the source code. VBdocman contains comment editor which helps writing comments. It is possible to insert pictures, links and other formatting directly into the source code. The format of output documentation is configurable. Predefined formats are HTML Help, WinHelp, HTML, RTF and XML. VBdocman has its successor VSdocman which supports VB .NET and C#.

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VBdocman allows commenting and the automatic generation of technical documentation from Visual Basic 6 source code files. VBdocman parses the Visual Basic projects and automatically creates the table of contents, index, topics, cross-references and F1 context-sensitive help. It can read Javadoc comments from the source code. VBdocman contains comment editor which helps writing comments. It is possible to insert pictures, links and other formatting directly into the source code. The format of output documentation is configurable. Predefined formats are HTML Help, WinHelp, HTML, RTF and XML. VBdocman has its successor VSdocman which supports VB .NET and C#.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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