Support Statement: System Metalanguage Files

The gmStudio distribution includes a large set of system metalanguage files that play an important role in how it recognizes, interprets, transforms, and re-authors VB6 and ASP code. The following table describes these files.

`File`	`Pre-Compiled*`	`Description`
`ASPLANG.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`AspAuthor.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`auditvbi.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`authortext.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`CodeStyle.std.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`DAO350.dLL.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`enumerations.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`GMSLANG.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`HTMLLANG.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`IdlAuthor.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`Language.std.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`locSubsystem.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`messages.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`mig.MSVBVM60.dll.xml`	`N`	`-`
`mig.MSVBVM60_3.dll.xml`	`N`	`-`
`MigrationSupport.dll.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`netclasses.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`netControls.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`OPCODES.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`SharedFile.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`stdole2.tlb.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`templates.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`TOOLLANG.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`utility.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`
`vb6control.dcl.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`VB6IDL.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`VB7Lang.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`VBASIC.XML`	`Y`	`-`
`vbconstants.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`vbcontrols.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`vbmethods.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`vbproject.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`vbscript_3.dll.xml`	`Y`	`-`
`wpfSubsystem.gmsl`	`Y`	`-`

Pre-Compiled files are referenced by the VB7Lang,.xml script which is compiled by gmBasic to create the binary metalanguage repository, VB7Lang.VBI. This binary repository is used by the tool during processing.