source Safe

[macl]

Hi all i have a problem
i have a programme with source safe that i want to make changes to
now i would like to set something like a historypoint (not sure its called like that)
so that i can make changes and save those but also be able to get back the original version of the programme
does somebody know how to do that?
thanks so much

 

[hmckillop]

Its called labelling. If you add a label to a file or a project, you can then use this as a sofwtare version. You can get all files with this label.
Hope this helps

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[macl]

so i just say include a label
From: add my project name here?
to: add a new name for prject?
user: my user id?
and then i can make changes to that programme?
then i can still get back to the original version when the new version fails?
thanks alot

 

[macl]

i guess i made a mistake there couse it seems not to work
i just wennt ot tools -> sourcesafe -> show History
then there i added the things i wrote in the post above but it didnt work out that way
does somebody know where my mistake is?
thanks so much

 

[chiph]

A lot depends on what you want to use the label for:

If you label before you make changes, you can get back to that version by looking at the history and doing a get/checkout at that point.

If you label after you make changes, same as above, but now you would have the version that included your changes in your working directory.

A good book covering SCM patterns & practices is:
"Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration" by Stephen Berczuk

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_1/002-0521629-9084012?v=glance&s=books

Chip H.


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[macl]

yes what i need to do is just add a label to the current version so that i can go back to it if the new version doesnt work out correctly
i tried to do that now by showing the history and then put a label to one of the versions but that put a label to only one modul of the project and i would need to put a label to the whole project including all forms and moduls
thanks alot

 

[chiph]

You can select multiple files in the project to apply the label -- use the Ctrl key when clicking.

I strongly encourage you to read the book I mentioned.

Chip H.


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[macl]

thank you i will go chek it out
thanks for your help