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--- 12114:demo [2024/04/15 04:54 UTC] – [Edit the Code in myToolWindow.twin] mwolfe
+++ 12114:demo [2024/04/15 19:11 UTC] (current) – [Demo Script: DevCon 2024] mike
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 ====== Demo Script: DevCon 2024 ======
+  * I have 25 minutes for the demo portion:
+    * 0:01: Download and open twinBASIC
+    * 0:02: Customize add-in name and description
+    * 0:04: Create the tool window controls
+    * 0:05: Edit the Code in myToolWindow
+    * 0:07: Test in Access
+    * 0:10: Explain Strongly-typed collections and copy ''BuildStronglyTypedCollection()'' function
+    * 0:15: Bring in other dependencies
+    * 0:16: Test in Access
+    * 0:18: Test in Barebones Access
+    * 0:22: Convert fafalone's WinDevLib package
+    * 0:24: Build 64-bit version
+    * 0:25: Explain ''regsvr32'' registration; mention InnoSetup
 ===== Download and Save Sample Code =====
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+===== Test the Updated Addin =====
   - Make sure Access is closed then **Build** the tB project
   - Reopen Access and switch to VBA
   - Enter sample text ''oVehicle'' for object class name and ''collVehicles'' for collection class name then click [Create Collection Class]
-  -
+===== Strongly-Typed Collection Class =====
+Now, let's talk about what this add-in will actually, you know, //do//.
+The purpose of the add-in is to encapsulate the ''BuildStronglyTypedCollection()'' function as described here: [[https://nolongerset.com/strongly-typed-collection-classes-the-easy-way/|Strongly-Typed Collections: The Easy Way]]
+I put a link to this article in the Resources page for today's presentation.  If you've never heard of strongly-typed collection classes, I recommend you read up on them later.
+For our purposes, the important thing to know about them is that you CANNOT build them in the VBA editor.  They require setting a couple of hidden code attributes that only appear when you export the code module to a text file.
+As you can imagine, manually jumping through those hoops is inefficient and error-prone.  The existing code I wrote in VBA does automate the process, but it requires importing several additional dependencies.  Our VBE add-in will be a direct replacement for the ''BuildStronglyTypedCollection()'' function.
+===== Copy the VBA Code Into twinBASIC =====
+  - Create a new module named MyModule.twin
+  -
 ===== Build and Test the Addin on a Different Machine and Bitness =====