[dba-VB] Subversion repositories and server

Well I got it.

The server side software gave me a url.  I ended up getting an error about xml not parsing correctly 
and got a clue (though not an answer) from Google that basically told me I needed to add the trunk 
portion .  I had to add the trunk to the server URL.  Then I had to change the default username 
jcolby (apparently returned from windows?) to the user I set up in the VSNServer and it "took".

Sorry for the ring.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 12/3/2011 9:06 PM, jwcolby wrote:
> I use subversion here at my office. I have to say I find it confusing and "just use it" without
> really understanding it.
>
> I am trying to set it up at my clients as I am about to start doing some VS 2010 / C# stuff there to
> replace some less reliable Access stuff. I want the repositories to reside on the server with all of
> its raid and backup safety net.
>
> Here at my office I use the file:// method of accessing the repository which the way I understand it
> is nothing more than allowing VSN on the workstation to check in and out through a shared directory.
>
> When I started research on Google I am getting "shared directories is a bad idea, use a server", but
> I do not know how to do that.
>
> I have set up the server simply by downloading the VisualSVN Server msi and installing it. I created
> a group and a user and ser my user into the group. I then created two repositories for two different
> projects and added the group to the project with R/W access and disabled the Everyone user.
>
> My question is how do I get my workstation to use the server now? I am using VS 2010, and it has the
> VisualSVN package installed. I just need to "hook up" the VisualSVN in my workstation to get data
> from the repository server. Onw would think that there would be a place to go to tell VisualSVN in
> the workstation "your server is named XYZ" etc but I am not finding that. The "Get solution from
> Subversion" has a Repository URL line but it does not automatically look for and find my repository
> and I have no clue what the URL is.
>
> IMHO this is the shakiest part of using this stuff. Any help is much appreciated.
>