[AccessD] Access + SubVersion

Arthur Fuller fuller.artful at gmail.com
Tue Mar 9 08:27:34 CST 2010


Thanks all.
Arthur

On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 9:56 PM, Darren - Active Billing <
darren at activebilling.com.au> wrote:

> Hi Arthur
>
> We use an interface to subversion called Tortoise - We don't mind using it
> here. it works well enough (Our real developer nerds prefer the command
> line
> version only
>     Anyway. once you decide to set up a checkout on Folder X, each time you
> make changes to ANY file or files (even adding or deleting) to items in
> that
> folder then those new pieces of information 'go up' with any 'commit'. You
> are given the option to type stuff about the commit you are about to make
> also.
>     If you decide that you need to go back to a certain version then the
> 'log' feature allows you to review the entire upload/download history for
> that checkout location. This is where whatever you type about the 'commits'
> is useful.
>     There are also file comparison tools built in with this.
>     As for filename vs objects - It's file name based. Assume I have
> filename called MyCooldB.mdb - I add it to subversion, each change gets
> committed and the whole file is placed under version control.
>
> Hope this makes sense
>
> Darren
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Tuesday, 9 March 2010 4:51 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] Access + SubVersion
>
> Does anyone here use SubVersion as your VCS from Access? I used to use VSS
> and was satisfied with it, but it seems this product has gone away in
> favour
> of the Team stuff. I can't afford that upgrade, and so am wondering about
> free alternatives such as SubVersion. Does anyone here use this in
> practise?
> How ought one store a Version into SubVersion and then name it and be able
> to Restore any Version long after it was captured and stored?
>
> Any bugaboos in using this method are graciously invited.
>
> A.
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