using interdevs Projects

[pnj]

i'm trying to look into the Projects ability in Interdev.

when i try to create a new project it asks for my server name.
when i put in what i thought the name was it says it can't find it.

how do i find out my server name? I thought if i open IIS it says the name there. but it gave an error, like i said....

has anyone used this Project feature?

if so, what do you think about it?

thanks

[Gimlin]

I dont know how it works, but if you just wanted to create a HTML, CSS, or ASP script, then goto

File -- New File.

[sail3005]

i could never figure it out either. i tried server name, IP everything.


you might want to try 'localhost'

[alex_read]

It is the IIS server / current PC name.
You need to set your project as "master mode" (beneath where you type the server name in on the new project wizard).

Did you install Interdev Server edition as well as the standard edition? If you have visual studio, or access to MsBackoffice, the Interdev server components add on is on there & it lets interdev recognise your pc as a live web server (and therefore will let you create local websites).

Otherwise, the program will presume this is just a developer pc & that you're going to host or upload these files to another webserver.

[imj75]

I did Interdev course at Microsoft Training Centre (for MCSD), and I think Interdev sucks!

[alex_read]

I disagree with that entirely !

Interdevs the best one I've come across. Fireworks ain't a bad runner up. Apart from those I'll use notepad as opposed to any other alternative - don't even get me started with that @#*!$ Frontpage effort ...

[pnj]

yea, i've tried IP and the computer name. it doesn't recognize them.
i'm not sure about the Server Edition or not, it's a work computer so i didn't set it up.

as far as development tools go I really think they are all the same if all your doing is typing code.
if you can use notepad you can use anything. what i like about interdev is it has autosense. so for asp i really like it. other wise, i could care less what tool i'm using.

although i do have to say, Ultradev or dreamweaver SUCK for asp coding. maybe i don't know how to set it up right but it doesn't seem to recognize different stuff.
like when your dymamicly building a table based on various variables, it will color code the code as if you left a tag out even when you didn't.


i could really care less though, it's just a tool to do a job with.


I was under the impression that Interdev Projects thing will allow multiple developers to work on the same project alittle easier.
Is this true or just microsoft propaganda?

thanks

[alex_read]

"I was under the impression that Interdev Projects thing will allow multiple developers to work on the same project alittle easier."

Not on it's own, but like vb, the Ms Visual Sourcesafe product can be integrated into the product when it's installed. This is like a huge database of all of the projects files. 1 developer can "check out" a file onto their pc & make changes to it, while any others can grab a copy of and use the same file in their application, but only for testing as it's read only (they won't be able to actually do any work on the same file).

This is very handy if you have a couple of guys working on the same project & if you can get hold of a copy I'd suggest starting to look at it (not very hard to learn).