#if and define constants in VB.NET

[Viki]

Hi,

I need to use a lot of define constants for varios settings in my
application.

If I insert a constant in Project Configuration Properties - Build - Custom
constants, this constant is known in all modules. But if I insert #const in
any module, then I can use this constant ONLY in this module.

Does any eventuality exist to have a lot of constants, which are known in
all modules? Some statement (#LINK or #INCLUDE) for special file with
constants.

Viki

 

[Daniel Moth]

I don' think so. In code per file, project properties for all files or
command line (which I have not tried with CF):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ndeclaringconditionalcompilationconstants.asp

My suggestion is you stick with the project properties for project-wide
constants simply because this way you can easily change their value per
project configuration (debug, release etc)

Cheers
Daniel