Source control

[PJ Park]

We have multiple programmers working on different modules of the same VB

project. Apparently in Visual SourceSafe only one programmer can be working on

the project at a time. Is there a better source control solution out there?

[Chris Eastwood]

I don't think I understand your problem.


SourceSafe does allows multiple programmers to work on the same project - obviously only one programmer can have the project file (vbp) checked out at a time (and can therefore add / remove files from it).


We have maybe 10 programmers at a time working on the same VB / C++ project at work with no problems.


You need to be careful about the way you use sourcesafe, either :


1. Make sure it's used wholly from the IDE


or


2. Make sure that VB isn't running (especially if you are editing the project in question) when you check files in/out of sourcesafe if running it from the desktop.


You might want to play around with the configuration of SourceSafe to make sure that only the files you have checked out are writable (some people prefer to work this way - it certainly ensures that you don't get lost changes).


Regards


Chris Eastwood


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[Wolfgang Kutschera]

I have troubles with Source Control too!

We are about 100 programmers within 3 or 4 projects here and need much more than VSS is able to do.

Does someone know any other source control programs (such as CMS on OpenVMS) that are (easily!) able to handle variants and multiple code-trees?

Appreciate any hints!


brgds

Wolfgang "Rick" Kutschera

Scientific Games Austria

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