Code generation
 

Hi Group,

I would like to create standard code templates, from (something like)
a form specifying parameters for the code generation. For instance,
for new class modules, you could specify a Foo property of type String
(byval/optional and defaulting to "FooString") and a user defined Bar
property of type BarClass, to be optionally initialized, and then the
generated "FooClass" Class Module would look like:

''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'Class Module: FooClass
'Created by: Name Surname
'Date Created: 23/07/2004
'Description: Foo is a Foo Class Module
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'PRIVATE DATA MEMBERS
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private m_strFoo as String
private m_oBarClass as BarClass
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'PROPERTIES
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

Property Get Foo() As String
Foo = m_strFoo
End Property

Property Let Foo(Byval strFoo As String)
m_strFoo = strFoo
End Property

Property Get Bar() As BarClass
set Bar = m_oBar
End Property

Property Let Bar(oBar As BarClass)
set m_oBar = oBar
End Property
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'CONSTRUCTORS / DESTRUCTORS
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

Public Sub Initialize(oBar as BarClass, _
optional byval strFoo as string = "FooString")
m_strFoo = strFoo
set m_oBar = oBar
End Sub

Private Sub Class_Terminate()
Set m_oBar = Nothing
End Sub

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'PUBLIC METHODS
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
'PRIVATE METHODS
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

''''' FooClass Class Module terminates here '''''

I had a look at <http://www.cpearson.com/excel/vbe.htm, and I think
it is achievable, but has anyone already spent time on this? I don't
want to rewrite anything in a suboptimal way.
Is there any open source VBA editor I could use instead (even though I
doubt it would be as integrated and convenient as VBE)? Can I use the
*VB* editor to write VBA code within Excel .xls / .xla?

Any other comment welcome.

quantdev2004