Configuration

There are several types of configuration that direct the behavior of the various tools.

Translator Configuration -- settings that modify the code generated by the translator:

• Rules for the mapping of COM APIs to .NET replacements and transforming application code to use the new APIs.
   
• Rules for the mapping of Entry-Point (aka Win32) APIs to .NET replacements 
   
• Rules for mapping ASP/VB6 coding patterns to .NET coding patterns 
   
• Instructions to address problems or anomalies in the source codes or the translations 
   
• Rules for file names, folder names, deployment instructions, etc. 
   
• Rules for .NET metadata files (resx, assemblyinfo, csproj, vbproj) 
   
• Rules for coding styles of blank lines, comments, indenting, boilerplate, etc. 
   
• Special processing instructions that control technical details of the translation process

Application Configuration -- settings that govern the general behavior of gmStudio:

• gmStudio.cfg: gmStudio application settings and defaults. 
   
• Script templates for translation scripts, reporting scripts, etc. 
   
• Interop generation templates for creating interop assemblies

Migration Project Configuration -- settings that govern the behavior of a Migration Project:

• Project settings in the Migration Project files 
   
• Task-Specific settings in the Migration Project files 
   
• Various User Files such as translation script templates, batch script templates, hand written codes, and RefactorLibrary files