VB and Source Safe

[Pallex]

Source Safe is something which i use as a stand alone app. It`s fine, no problems there.

Usually it annoys me from within Visual Basic, as i dont want to do anything (with SS) from VB.

But i guess it would be nice to do some things, like show differences between a source file in a currently-open-in-VB, and the checked into SS version.

Can i do this (and other things?) Or is the integration between the two products limited to just nagging me that such and such a file is/isnt in source safe, whenever i `m trying to get some work done?

Curious,
alex.

[Mark Sreeves]

IF you've got VSS fully integrated with VB you can

check files in
check files out
get latest version
undo checkout
show differences (via check in dialog)
on the right click

and
show differences
show history

and more from the menu Tools -> Source Safe ->

[honeybee]

SourceSafe is a source code control software. It tracks the changes made to files you have put in the sourcesafe by implementing a secure and consistent way of checking files out and in.

If you run the SourceSafe application and right-click on any file in it, select History and click OK to the next dialog box. You will see the various versions of the same file. You can get any version from this list and work with it.

In short, if you have a form today which contains a textbox and a command button, and tomorrow if you added a label to it, you could still get back the version of the form with just the command button and the textbox if you wished.

SourceSafe is quite helpful for a disciplined way of developing software, although if you are using it in a single user environment, there may be practical ways of replacing SourceSafe.

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[Mark Sreeves]

Ok honeybee so that's sales pitch on Source Safe but I thought Pallex wanted to know what VSS functions he could access through VB

[Pallex]

honey: thanks, but yes, i do use it all the time as a stand alone app, i was just wondering about its integration into vb!

mark:
"show differences (via check in dialog)
on the right click"

thanks, thats the one!
Alex.

[honeybee]

Originally posted by Mark Sreeves
Ok honeybee so that's sales pitch on Source Safe but I thought Pallex wanted to know what VSS functions he could access through VB

Then I guess I shall email this page to Billy boy. Let's see if he pays me something for that.

Pallex, if you are not into serious (and disciplined, as I said) development, VSS can actually be a pain in the ass. Even we use VSS only for our main project in the office. The subsidiaries, like some small DLLs etc. are out of the VSS just so we don't have to keep checking them in and out.

Also out of VB and Interdev that's being used in our office, I think VSS integrates tightly and nicely with VB. I don't know about VC++.

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