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8/1/11

Visual Studio 2010 VB.NET Macros

'Visual Studio 2010 VB.NET Macros
'www.expressionsoftware.com
'v11.8.1

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports EnvDTE
Imports EnvDTE80
Imports EnvDTE90
Imports EnvDTE90a
Imports EnvDTE100

Public Module ExpressionSoftwareMacros

    Sub PrintFilenamesForOpenFiles()
        Dim output = "macro: PrintFilenamesForOpenFiles" + vbCrLf
        Dim outputFiles As String
        Dim openFiles = GetOpenFiles()

        'openFiles.Sort()  'error: failed to compare two elements in the array
        openFiles.Sort(New EnvDteDocumentComparerClass())

        For Each file In openFiles
            outputFiles += "file: " + file.FullName + vbCrLf
        Next

        output += "date: " + Date.Now + vbCrLf
        output += "count: " + Str(openFiles.Count) + vbCrLf
        output += outputFiles
        Out(output)
    End Sub

    Sub HideLinebreakToBrace()
        Dim output = "macro: HideLinebreakToBrace" + vbCrLf
        Dim count = 0

        'vs pofs regex
        ':b whitespace or tab
        'Dim searchString = ":b*\n:b*\{"  'matches "\b\n{" which cannot be hidden, can use if count is not output, else count incorrect
        Dim searchString = "{:b+\n:b*\{}|{:b*\n:b+\{}"

        DTE.Find.FindWhat = searchString
        DTE.Find.Target = vsFindTarget.vsFindTargetCurrentDocument  'search current file only
        DTE.Find.Action = vsFindAction.vsFindActionFind
        DTE.Find.MatchInHiddenText = True
        DTE.Find.PatternSyntax = vsFindPatternSyntax.vsFindPatternSyntaxRegExpr  'regex search
        DTE.SuppressUI = False

        DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfDocument()  'set cursor top of file
        While DTE.Find.Execute() <> vsFindResult.vsFindResultNotFound
            count += 1
            DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.CharLeft(True, 1)  'unselect brace char
            DTE.ExecuteCommand("Edit.HideSelection")
        End While
        DTE.ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfDocument()

        output += "date: " + Date.Now + vbCrLf
        output += "file: " + DTE.ActiveDocument.FullName + vbCrLf
        output += "count: " + Str(count)
        Out(output)
    End Sub

    Private Function GetOpenFiles() As List(Of EnvDTE.Document)
        Dim openFiles As New List(Of EnvDTE.Document)

        For Each doc As EnvDTE.Document In DTE.Documents
            If doc.ProjectItem IsNot Nothing Then  'todo: combine 
                If doc.ProjectItem.IsOpen() Then
                    openFiles.Add(doc)
                End If
            End If
        Next

        Return openFiles
    End Function

    Private Sub Out(ByVal output)
        GetMacrosOutputWindow().OutputString(output)
    End Sub

    'requires Microsoft Samples Utilities module,
    'copy module into MyMacros project
    Private Function GetMacrosOutputWindow() As OutputWindowPane
        Dim windowTitle = "Expression Software Macros"
        Dim window As Window
        Dim target As Object
        Dim document As EnvDTE.Document

        window = DTE.Windows.Item(Constants.vsWindowKindCommandWindow)
        If DTE.ActiveWindow Is window Then
            target = window.Object
        Else
            target = Utilities.GetOutputWindowPane(windowTitle)
            target.clear()
        End If

        Return target
    End Function
End Module


Public Class EnvDteDocumentComparerClass
    Implements IComparer(Of EnvDTE.Document)

    'compare docs by full filename, for sorting
    Function Compare(ByVal file1 As EnvDTE.Document, _
                     ByVal file2 As EnvDTE.Document) _
                     As Integer Implements IComparer(Of EnvDTE.Document).Compare

        Return file1.FullName.CompareTo(file2.FullName)
    End Function
End Class


Public Class EnvDteDocumentComparableClass
    Implements IComparable(Of EnvDTE.Document)

    'compare docs by full filename, for sorting
    Function CompareTo(ByVal other As EnvDTE.Document) _
                       As Integer Implements IComparable(Of EnvDTE.Document).CompareTo

        Return FullName.CompareTo(other.FullName)
    End Function
End Class


'**************************************************************
'Misc
'DTE.Documents.Count includes closed docs
'DTE.ActiveDocument.FullName
'output += "date: " + Date.Now + vbCrLf
'Microsoft.VisualBasic.Constants.vbCrLf
'DTE.Find.Target = vsFindTarget.vsFindTargetCurrentDocument
'keyboard shortcuts
'  alt + F8    macro explorer
'  alt + F11   macros ide
'**************************************************************

1/15/11

ASP.NET MVC 3 - Project Template for Visual Studio 2010

References
Microsoft.CSharp
System
System.Core
System.Web
System.Web.Helpers
System.Web.Mvc
System.Web.Routing
System.Web.Services
System.Web.WebPages

Folders
controllers
js
models
properties
ux
views
views\home
views\shared

Files
controllers\homeController.cs
demo.csproj
demo.csproj.user
global.asax
global.asax.cs
js\alert.js
properties\assemblyInfo.cs
ux\style.css
views\_viewStart.cshtml
views\home\default.cshtml
views\shared\error.cshtml
views\shared\_layout.cshtml
views\web.config
web.config
web.debug.config
web.release.config

controllers\homeController.cs

using System.Web.Mvc;

namespace Demo.Controllers
{
    public class HomeController : Controller
    {
        public ActionResult Default()
        {
            ViewBag.Message = "ViewBag.Message, set in HomeController";

            return View();
        }
    }
}

demo.csproj

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
    <ProductVersion></ProductVersion>
    <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
    <ProjectGuid>{A8C1B3E9-6897-4456-A450-2662343B9E6F}</ProjectGuid>
    <ProjectTypeGuids>{E53F8FEA-EAE0-44A6-8774-FFD645390401};{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21};{fae04ec0-301f-11d3-bf4b-00c04f79efbc}</ProjectTypeGuids>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <AppDesignerFolder>properties</AppDesignerFolder>
    <RootNamespace>Demo</RootNamespace>
    <AssemblyName>demo</AssemblyName>
    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
    <MvcBuildViews>false</MvcBuildViews>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
    <PublishDatabases>false</PublishDatabases>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
    <OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
    <Reference Include="System" />
    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web.Helpers" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35, processorArchitecture=MSIL" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web.Routing" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web.Services" />
    <Reference Include="System.Web.WebPages" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Compile Include="global.asax.cs">
      <DependentUpon>global.asax</DependentUpon>
    </Compile>
    <Compile Include="properties\assemblyInfo.cs" />
    <Compile Include="controllers\homeController.cs" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Content Include="global.asax" />
    <Content Include="js\alert.js" />
    <Content Include="ux\style.css" />
    <Content Include="views\_viewStart.cshtml" />
    <Content Include="views\home\default.cshtml" />
    <Content Include="views\shared\_layout.cshtml" />
    <Content Include="views\shared\error.cshtml" />
    <Content Include="views\web.config" />
    <Content Include="web.config" />
    <Content Include="web.Debug.config">
      <DependentUpon>web.config</DependentUpon>
    </Content>
    <Content Include="web.Release.config">
      <DependentUpon>web.config</DependentUpon>
    </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="models\" />
  </ItemGroup>
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets" />
  <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
       Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild">
  </Target>
  <Target Name="AfterBuild">
  </Target> -->
  <Target Name="MvcBuildViews" AfterTargets="AfterBuild" Condition="'$(MvcBuildViews)'=='true'">
    <AspNetCompiler VirtualPath="temp" PhysicalPath="$(WebProjectOutputDir)" />
  </Target>
  <ProjectExtensions>
    <VisualStudio>
      <FlavorProperties GUID="{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21}">
        <WebProjectProperties>
          <UseIIS>False</UseIIS>
          <AutoAssignPort>True</AutoAssignPort>
          <DevelopmentServerPort>1234</DevelopmentServerPort>
          <DevelopmentServerVPath>/</DevelopmentServerVPath>
          <IISUrl></IISUrl>
          <NTLMAuthentication>False</NTLMAuthentication>
          <UseCustomServer>True</UseCustomServer>
          <CustomServerUrl>http://dev.mvcdemo.com/</CustomServerUrl>
          <SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>False</SaveServerSettingsInUserFile>
        </WebProjectProperties>
      </FlavorProperties>
    </VisualStudio>
  </ProjectExtensions>
</Project>

demo.csproj.user

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <ProjectView>ShowAllFiles</ProjectView>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ProjectExtensions>
    <VisualStudio>
      <FlavorProperties GUID="{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21}">
        <WebProjectProperties>
          <StartPageUrl></StartPageUrl>
          <StartAction>NoStartPage</StartAction>
          <AspNetDebugging>True</AspNetDebugging>
          <SilverlightDebugging>False</SilverlightDebugging>
          <NativeDebugging>False</NativeDebugging>
          <SQLDebugging>False</SQLDebugging>
          <ExternalProgram></ExternalProgram>
          <StartExternalURL></StartExternalURL>
          <StartCmdLineArguments></StartCmdLineArguments>
          <StartWorkingDirectory></StartWorkingDirectory>
          <EnableENC>False</EnableENC>
          <AlwaysStartWebServerOnDebug>True</AlwaysStartWebServerOnDebug>
        </WebProjectProperties>
      </FlavorProperties>
    </VisualStudio>
  </ProjectExtensions>
</Project>

global.asax

<%@ Application Codebehind="global.asax.cs" Inherits="Demo.MvcApplication" Language="C#" %>

global.asax.cs

using System.Web.Mvc;
using System.Web.Routing;

namespace Demo
{
    public class MvcApplication : System.Web.HttpApplication
    {
        protected void Application_Start()
        {
            AreaRegistration.RegisterAllAreas();
            RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilters.Filters);
            RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);
        }

        public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
            routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

            routes.MapRoute(
                "default",                     // Route name
                "{controller}/{action}/{id}",  // URL with parameters
                new { controller = "Home",     // Parameter defaults
                      action     = "Default", 
                      id         = UrlParameter.Optional }
            );
        }

        public static void RegisterGlobalFilters(GlobalFilterCollection filters)
        {
            filters.Add(new HandleErrorAttribute());
        }
    }
}

js\alert.js

//<script src="/js/alert.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
alert("/js/alert.js");

properties\assemblyInfo.cs

using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;

[assembly: AssemblyTitle("MVC Demo")]
[assembly: AssemblyCompany("Expression Software")]
[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
[assembly: Guid("28bf9b70-c4f2-4007-986f-5598dd52dfa8")]
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]

ux\style.css

body{
background:#000;
color:#fff;
font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
}

views\_viewStart.cshtml

@*file: \views\_viewStart.cshtml
  desc: common view code, executed at the start of View render
*@

@{
    //set default layout
    Layout = "~/views/shared/_layout.cshtml";
}

views\home\default.cshtml

@{
    ViewBag.PageTitle = null;  //breakpoint
    ViewBag.PageTitle += "MVC Demo";
}

@*html body - view source for line breaks & whitespace*@
<h1>@ViewBag.PageTitle</h1>
ViewBag.PageTitle: @ViewBag.PageTitle<br />
ViewBag.Message: @ViewBag.Message

views\shared\error.cshtml

@{
    Layout = null;
}
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Error</title>
  <meta charset=utf-8>
</head>
<body>
  error...
</body>
</html>

views\shared\_layout.cshtml

<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>@ViewBag.PageTitle - Expression Software</title>
  <meta charset=utf-8>
  <link href="/ux/style.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
  <!--<script src="/js/alert.js" type="text/javascript"></script>-->
</head>
<body>
  @RenderBody()

  <br />------------------------<br />
  @DateTime.Now.ToString("MM-dd-yy HH:mm:ss:fff")

  <br />------------------------
  @foreach(var x in new [] {0,1,2})
  {
      ;<br />@x;  //use leading semicolon to prevent generating extra, collapsed, whitespace
  }
</body>
</html>

views\web.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
  <configSections>
    <sectionGroup name="system.web.webPages.razor" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorWebSectionGroup, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
      <section name="host" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.HostSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
      <section name="pages" type="System.Web.WebPages.Razor.Configuration.RazorPagesSection, System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" requirePermission="false" />
    </sectionGroup>
  </configSections>

  <system.web.webPages.razor>
    <host factoryType="System.Web.Mvc.MvcWebRazorHostFactory, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
    <pages pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.WebViewPage">
      <namespaces>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
      </namespaces>
    </pages>
  </system.web.webPages.razor>

  <appSettings>
    <add key="webpages:Enabled" value="false" />
  </appSettings>

  <system.web>
    <httpHandlers>
      <add path="*" verb="*" type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" />
    </httpHandlers>

    <!-- Enabling request validation in view pages would cause validation to occur after the input has already been processed by the controller.
         By default MVC performs request validation before a controller processes the input. 
         To change this behavior apply the ValidateInputAttribute to a controller or action. -->
    <pages
        validateRequest="false"
        pageParserFilterType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewTypeParserFilter, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"
        pageBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewPage, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"
        userControlBaseType="System.Web.Mvc.ViewUserControl, System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35">
      <controls>
        <add tagPrefix="mvc" namespace="System.Web.Mvc" assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
      </controls>
    </pages>
  </system.web>

  <system.webServer>
    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false" />

    <handlers>
      <remove name="BlockViewHandler" />
      <add name="BlockViewHandler" 
           path="*" verb="*"
           preCondition="integratedMode" 
           type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" />
    </handlers>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

web.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="ClientValidationEnabled" value="true"/> 
    <add key="UnobtrusiveJavaScriptEnabled" value="true"/> 
  </appSettings>

  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0">
      <assemblies>
        <add assembly="System.Web.Abstractions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
        <add assembly="System.Web.Helpers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
        <add assembly="System.Web.Routing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
        <add assembly="System.Web.Mvc, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
        <add assembly="System.Web.WebPages, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35" />
      </assemblies>
    </compilation>

    <authentication mode="None" />

    <pages>
      <namespaces>
        <add namespace="System.Web.Helpers" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Ajax" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Mvc.Html" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.Routing" />
        <add namespace="System.Web.WebPages"/>
      </namespaces>
    </pages>
  </system.web>

  <system.webServer>
    <validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
  </system.webServer>

  <runtime>
    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
      <dependentAssembly>
        <assemblyIdentity name="System.Web.Mvc" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" />
        <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0-2.0.0.0" newVersion="3.0.0.0" />
      </dependentAssembly>
    </assemblyBinding>
  </runtime>
</configuration>

web.debug.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
</configuration>

web.release.config

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<configuration xmlns:xdt="http://schemas.microsoft.com/XML-Document-Transform">
  <system.web>
    <compilation xdt:Transform="RemoveAttributes(debug)" />
  </system.web>
</configuration>

8/20/10

Visual Studio 2010 Keyboard Shortcuts

v5-11

ctl + R, ctl + R         refactor rename

ctl + alt + R            view web browser

ctl + R, T               run tests in current context
ctl + R, ctl + T         debug tests in current context
ctl + R, A               run all tests in solution
ctl + R, ctl + A         debug all tests in solution

ctl + \, ctl + M         tfs team explorer
alt + V, E, I            tfs view history
alt + V, E, H            tfs view pending changes
alt + V, E, S            tfs view source code explorer

ctl + M, ctl + G         goto mvc view/controller

ctl + I                  incremental search
ctl + shf + I            reverse incremental search
ctl + F3                 find using current selection
ctl + ]                  match braces, opening & closing
ctl + shf + ]            select code between braces

ctl + M, ctl + H         hide selection
ctl + M, ctl + U         unhide selection
ctl + M, ctl + O         collapse to definitions
ctl + M, ctl + T         collapse tag - htm, aspx
ctl + M, ctl + M         toggle outline expansion, current section
ctl + M, ctl + L         toggle all outlining
ctl + K, ctl + K         toggle bookmark
ctl + E, ctl + W         toggle word wrap

ctl + K, ctl + C         comment selection
ctl + K, ctl + U         uncomment selection

ctl + K, ctl + X         code snippet
ctl + K, ctl + B         code snippet manager
ctl + shf + U            uppercase selection
ctl + U                  lowercase selection

ctl + alt + O            output window
ctl + alt + C            call stack
ctl + alt + I            immediate window
ctl + alt + A            command window

ctl + alt + T            document outline window, use w/htm files
ctl + alt + U            modules window

ctl + \, E               error list window
ctl + \, ctl + E         error list window

ctl + alt + V, A         autos window
ctl + alt + V, L         locals window
shf + F9                 quick watch
ctl + alt + W, 1         watch 1 window (1-4)
ctl + alt + B            breakpoints window
ctl + F9                 toggle enable breakpoint
ctl + shf + F9           delete all breakpoints

ctl + K, ctl + W         bookmark window
ctr + \, D               code definition window

ctl + -                  navigate backward
ctl + shf + -            navigate forward
ctl + F6                 navigate open windows forward
ctl + shf + F6           navigate open windows backward

ctl + tab                select open windows dialog
ctl + shf + tab          select open windows dialog backward
ctl + alt + down arrow   list open documents
ctl + alt + P            attach to process

shf + alt + enter        toggle full screen
alt + U                  restore from full screen
ctl + f2                 focus on navigation bar
alt + W, W               show windows window
alt + -                  show float/dock window menu

F5                       start debugging
ctl + F5                 start without debugging
shf + F5                 stop debugging
alt + num + *            show next statement
ctl + shf + F10          set next statement
ctl + F10                run to cursor
shf + F10                context menu, popup

ctl + shf + B            build solution
alt + B, R               rebuild solution
alt + B, U               build current project
alt + B, E               rebuild current project
alt + B, G               build webform page/user control
ctl + break              cancel build

ctl + alt + L            view solution explorer, highlight active file
alt + enter              show file properties/property pages for active item in solution explorer
shf + F4                 show property pages for active project/solution in solution explorer
F4                       show file properties for active item in solution explorer

ctl + F4                 close active code window
F9                       toggle breakpoint
F10                      debug step over
F11                      debug step into
shf + F11                debug step out
f12                      goto definition
ctl + alt + J            object browser
ctl + alt + S            server explorer

//command window (ctl + alt + A)
File.Close               closes currently selected window, including solution explorer
File.TfsHistory          tfs history for currently selected file
View.F#Interactive       f# interactive

//F#
ctl + alt + F            f# interactive
alt + enter              send selected code to f# interactive

//SQL
ctl + shf + E            execute sql
ctl + F5                 validate sql syntax
ctl + shf + alt + R      show/hide sql results pane, toggle
ctl + T                  show results as text
ctl + shf + E            show results as grid

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