Reverse Source Control

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Are there any Version Control Systems out there that will monitor a a
directory and when it detects a change to a file check it in
automatically for you, or are there any programs that will do
something simliar to this? I have a request that when files are
copied over to a directory whether they're new or being replaced their
updates are checked into some Source Control environment.

Thanks
 
Are there any Version Control Systems out there that will monitor a a
directory and when it detects a change to a file check it in
automatically for you, or are there any programs that will do
something simliar to this? I have a request that when files are
copied over to a directory whether they're new or being replaced their
updates are checked into some Source Control environment.

Thanks
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In .NET you can use a file watcher.

My question is why you are having people save source to a directory. A
more proper method is deploy using continuous integration when the
source is checked into your source control system.

There are plenty of continuous integration products out there that will
build your source and you can set them up to only deploy code that works
with the rest of the code base (avoid broken builds).

Peace and Grace,

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog: http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

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In .NET you can use a file watcher.

My question is why you are having people save source to a directory. A
more proper method is deploy using continuous integration when the
source is checked into your source control system.

There are plenty of continuous integration products out there that will
build your source and you can set them up to only deploy code that works
with the rest of the code base (avoid broken builds).

Peace and Grace,

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

Twitter: @gbworld
Blog:http://gregorybeamer.spaces.live.com

*******************************************
|      Think outside the box!             |
*******************************************
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Thank you. I'll check out file watcher. We are using continuous
integration with SVN and CruiseControl.NET. It's the when deploying
code to the client's testing enviornments they are requesting once
code is deployed to their site each release that code is automatically
checked in somehow.
 
Are there any Version Control Systems out there that will monitor a a
directory and when it detects a change to a file check it in
automatically for you, or are there any programs that will do
something simliar to this?  I have a request that when files are
copied over to a directory whether they're new or being replaced their
updates are checked into some Source Control environment.

Thanks
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I have seen tools built on top of Subversion that integrate with the
OS to do just that. Unfortunately, I have never used these tools nor
do I remember any names. But, they are out there.
 
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