Knit - A Visual Studio Add-In

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Knit is a Visual Studio add-in tool that allows a developer to apply multi-step patterns to solution and assembly meta-data.

sampleproject.zip
- Users
  - v-adais
    - Documents
      - Visual Studio 2005
        
        Projects
        
        Hitachi
        
        VisualStudio
        
        Knit
        
        SampleProject
        
        Hitachi.Sharepoint.SolutionBuilder.UnitTest.TestWebPart
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.SampleSolution.sln
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.SampleSolution.wsp
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.UnitTest.wsp
        
        manifest.xml
        
        SampleProject
        
        _layouts
        
        MyCompany
        
        MySolution
        
        Images
        
        none.png
        
        Pages
        
        CustomPageA.aspx
        
        CustomPageB.aspx
        
        bin
        
        Debug
        
        Hitachi.Sharepoint.SolutionBuilder.UnitTest.dll
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.SampleProject.dll
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.SampleProject.csproj
        
        Hitachi.VisualStudio.Knit.SampleProject.csproj.user
        
        keypair.snk
        
        Properties
        
        AssemblyInfo.cs
        
        skein.xml
        
        TEMPLATE
        
        Xml
        
        fldtypes_ssn_knittest.xml
        
        fldtypes_usaddress_knittest.xml
        
        TestWebPart.cs
        
        TestWebPart.webpart
        
        setup.inf
        
        setup.rpt
        
        skein.xml
        
        solution.xml
        
        TestWebPart.txt
        
        TestWebPart.webpart
        
        UnitTest.webpart
        
        wsp_structure.ddf
knit.zip
- Knit User Guide.docx
- setup.exe
- Setup.msi

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!-- Copied from the code sample at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms415141.aspx -->
<FieldTypes>
	<FieldType>
		<Field Name="TypeName">USAddress</Field>
		<Field Name="ParentType">MultiColumn</Field>
		<Field Name="TypeDisplayName">US Address</Field>
		<Field Name="TypeShortDescription">
			US Address(12345 NE 123 St. Redmond, WA 98052)
		</Field>
		<Field Name="UserCreatable">TRUE</Field>
		<Field Name="FieldTypeClass">
			AdventureWorks.FieldTypes.USAddressField, AdventureWorks.FieldTypes,
			Version=1.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=90734cc53324b79c
		</Field>
		<PropertySchema>
			<Fields>
				<Field Name="DefaultCity" DisplayName="Default City"
				  MaxLength="50" DisplaySize="15" Type="Text">
					<Default>Redmond</Default>
				</Field>
				<Field Name="DefaultState" DisplayName="Default State"
				  MaxLength="2" DisplaySize="2" Type="Text">
					<Default>WA</Default>
				</Field>
				<Field Name="DefaultZip" DisplayName="Default Zip" MaxLength="5"
				  DisplaySize="5" Type="Text">
					<Default>98052</Default>
				</Field>
			</Fields>
		</PropertySchema>
		<RenderPattern Name="DisplayPattern">
			<Switch>
				<Expr>
					<Column/>
				</Expr>
				<Case Value="">
				</Case>
				<Default>
					<Column SubColumnNumber="0" HTMLEncode="TRUE"/>
					<HTML><![CDATA[<BR>]]></HTML>
					<Column SubColumnNumber="1" HTMLEncode="TRUE"/>
					<HTML><![CDATA[, &nbsp;]]></HTML>
					<Column SubColumnNumber="2" HTMLEncode="TRUE"/>
					<HTML><![CDATA[ &nbsp;]]></HTML>
					<Column SubColumnNumber="3" HTMLEncode="TRUE"/>
				</Default>
			</Switch>
		</RenderPattern>
	</FieldType>
</FieldTypes>

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Written By

AGD-H

Architect Hitachi Consulting

United States

27 years of experience in information systems project management, architecture, analysis, and implementation.
I specialize in highly technical software architectures and development involving the very latest technologies. With several years experience in object-oriented design and development, I am able to produce workable designs for most object-oriented languages and design environments available today. Have a thorough understanding of software development life cycles and methodologies. Coached development teams on software engineering, including project management, database design and process design. Communicate effectively to, and wins respect from, both board members and hard-core development staff.
Notable projects include: Share Point web parts and other customizations; Colored Petri-net engine; Knowledge management system; .NET based RDF data store; several persistent object stores; Wireless Field Force Automation; Wireless E-commerce work order system; B2B e-commerce purchase order system; survey package; catalog purchasing system; SGML document viewing system; stock and bond trading system; accounting systems; project management applications; Electronic Mail and electronic library systems; EAI engine system architecture.
Other projects were developed as early as 1980, involving the networking of mainframes and personal computers.
Published author, inventor and member of the IEEE Computing Society.

Knit - A Visual Studio Add-In

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