[AccessD] Source control Access

Hans-Christian Andersen hans.andersen at phulse.com
Tue Mar 19 22:06:54 CDT 2013


Which is precisely why you don't want to use VSS. :)

Good lord, are people still using it these days? Very few software products push me to the point of loathing them and VSS was definitely one of those. Even CVS is preferable.

- Hans



On 2013-03-01, at 9:05 AM, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:

> Hi John
> 
> OK, that makes sense. However, I think (haven't worked much with it) that
> most issues are related to multi-user use of VSS.
> 
> /gustav
> 
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John W Colby
> Sendt: 1. marts 2013 17:54
> Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Emne: Re: [AccessD] Source control Access
> 
> LOL, no.  Even MS gave up on Sourcesafe.  Google it and all you find (and I
> do mean ALL) is "it sucks so bad".
> 
> One way or the other, they already use their own chosen SC system and so
> going out to get sourcesafe is a non-started.
> 
> John W. Colby
> 
> Reality is what refuses to go away
> when you do not believe in it
> 
> On 3/1/2013 11:41 AM, Gustav Brock wrote:
>> Hi John
>> 
>>> .. I will not be using SourceSafe.
>> Then you will be reinventing the wheel. Is it a licensing issue?
>> 
>> /gustav
>> 
>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>> Fra: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af John W Colby
>> Sendt: 1. marts 2013 17:16
>> Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Emne: [AccessD] Source control Access
>> 
>> Working for the Borg, I suddenly have a need to source control my 
>> access projects.  Other than the data, everything in Access can be 
>> easily dumped to text files, and from there pulled into a source 
>> control package.  Before I go redesigning the wheel, I'm asking if 
>> anyone out there has this functioning.  And no I will not be using
> SourceSafe.
>> 
>> --
>> John W. Colby
> 
> 
> 
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