Project Analyzer Help - System requirements

Project Analyzer system requirements

Operating system: Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista or Windows 7.
Hardware requirements: 20 MB disk space, 128 MB RAM. We recommend 1 GB RAM and a fast processor (Intel Q6600 2.4 GHz or better) for analyzing large systems (over 500,000 lines). More
Run-time libraries: Either Visual Basic 6.0 or the Project Analyzer VB6 run-time library package ProA_VB60DLLs.zip. The package is included with Project Analyzer depending on which download you have chosen. If you have trouble running Project Analyzer, please visit our web site to download the run-times.
Required software: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. Help file is compatible with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later, .mht reports with 6.0 or later.
Required software: Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later to read documentation, version 4.0 or later to view .pdf reports.

Not required: Project Analyzer does not require Visual Basic, Visual Studio or the .NET framework installed.

Supported languages and projects

Project Analyzer v9 is designed to work on regular Visual Basic projects regardless of code size or coding style. It analyzes the following types of systems:

Visual Basic 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 and 6.0

Visual Basic .NET 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2008

ASP.NET solutions are supported in that their .vb files (codebehind classes) are analyzed. However, the the web content files .aspx, .ascx etca are not analyzed.

Office VBA projects may be analyzed with the help of VBA Plug, which requires a separate license.

Unofficially supported project types

The following project types are not officially supported. However, Project Analyzer seems to work with them. We don't guarantee the accuracy of the results, so use with care.

eVB projects (.ebp) can be analyzed. Project Analyzer was not designed for eVB, but it seems to work with it.
VB.NET Compact Framework projects (.vbdproj) are supported to the extent they resemble normal VB.NET .vbproj projects. There are no special Compact Framework analysis features. Project Analyzer was not designed for Smart Device Applications / Compact Framework projects, but it seems to work with them.
VSTO projects are not supported, but they may open. Analysis is inaccurate or incomplete.
Non-standard project files are not supported. This means projects made with 3rd-party tools (other than the respective Microsoft Visual Basic or Visual Studio development environment). Files written by 3rd-party tools may be slightly different from those saved by VB/Visual Studio. Depending on what the differences are, you might be able to analyze them — or not.

Unsupported code

Project Analyzer does not work on any VBScript or ASP code, C#, QuickBASIC or any other language. ASP.NET: see above.

Required files

The following files are required for Project Analyzer to run. If you have Visual Basic 6.0 installed, these files are already installed on your computer. If you don't have the run-times, download and install the run-time library package. You may already have downloaded it with Project Analyzer. Run the library setup program to install the required run-times correctly.

Filename              Size  Date       Time Version      
MSVBVM60.DLL     1,409,024  25/06/98   0:00 v6.0.81.76
OLEAUT32.DLL       598,288  02/06/98  18:24 v2.30.4261.1
OLEPRO32.DLL       164,112  02/06/98  18:24 v5.0.4261.1
ASYCFILT.DLL       147,728  02/06/98  18:24 v2.30.4261.1
STDOLE2.TLB         17,920  02/06/98  15:46 v2.30.4261.1
COMCAT.DLL          22,288  31/05/98   0:00 v4.71.1460.1
MSCOMCTL.OCX     1,062,704  26/06/98   0:00 v6.0.81.77
TLBINF32.DLL       153,600  18/06/98   0:00 v1.1.81.69   = v1.10.8169 Required for COM analysis only.

Enterprise Diagrams additionally requires the following files in your Project Analyzer directory. They are included with the program download.

WinGraphviz.DLL    659,456  04/12/03  10:05 v1.0.2.17
strtch.dll          53,248  13/10/08  11:24 v1.0.0.2     Required in Win95/98/ME/NT only.
EntDiag1.vst                                             Required for Visio export only.

VBA Plug additionally requires a compatible Microsoft Office version installed on the same computer.

If you have trouble with some run-time library, put it in your Windows\System32 directory and register it with regsvr32.exe. Run as Administrator if necessary.

CheckLib

CheckLib is a little utility verifies that the required run-time files have been correctly installed on your computer. You can find it in your Project Analyzer directory. Double-click checklib.exe to run it. CheckLib locates the required files on your computer and checks to see whether the available version is the same as or higher than the required version. If any problems are found, it will suggest what to do next.

Digital signature

The following files are digitally signed by Aivosto Oy: checklib.exe, config.exe, mtxview.exe, project.exe, strtch.dll, vbaplug.exe. If one of these files has no valid signature or is signed by someone else, Aivosto Oy cannot guarantee its safety or correct operation. In this case, load a safe virus-free copy from www.aivosto.com.

Windows Vista

User Account Control in Windows Vista may prevent Enterprise Diagrams and file associations from functioning correctly. To configure these features, run Config.exe in your Project Analyzer directory.

Windows 95 and NT now unsupported

Project Analyzer has traditionally supported all Windows versions, starting from the old Windows 95 and NT. Support for these versions is no longer maintained starting with Project Analyzer v9.0. If maximal support is desired, please use a previous version.

Known issues:

Windows 95: The mouse wheel is not supported. Support is limited for DLL file analysis unless Imagehlp.dll is installed. The file has been available as a free download from Microsoft. Later Windows versions support these features out of the box.
Windows NT: Absolute minimum version is NT4 with SP3 or later. Other limitations are unknown.

Performance and hardware recommendations

Code analysis is processor intensive. The following speeds were tested on Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz with 2 GB RAM.

Typical projects (10,000 to 150,000 lines) take 2 to 15 seconds to analyze. Very large systems, ones with 0.9 to 1.6 million lines, take approximately 5 minutes. Performance varies from 4000 to 13000 lines per second, depending on complexity. Large analyses run slower than small analyses.

For very large systems, we recommend a processor comparable to or better that Intel Q6600. Project Analyzer runs in a single thread, so a multi-core processor does not really make a difference. Yet we recommend a processor with 2 or more cores to run Project Analyzer in the background.

1 GB RAM is enough for most uses. Analysis of 0.9 million lines requires approximately 300 MB RAM.

Credits

WinGraphviz.dll: WinGraphviz v1.0.2.17 by ood Tsen; based on Graphviz by AT&T