VB2005 Project with Source Safe

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Knoebel, Mike

Hi,
I want some expert's advice.
Two ways we can use source safe.
1. Use Souce Safe explorer and Check In / Check Out from there
2. Add Project to source safe and do Check In/ Check Out from from Visual
Studio solution explorer.

I want to know which one is better to use or most commonly used and why.

Thanks,
Mike
 
If you're working with source code, then the second way is a way to go.
Since you commonly check out only files you want to change, it's faster to
right click and check out the files from your VS IDE explorer than switching
to Source Safe. You only check out files you need and when you need them. VS
IDE also gives you a nice visual representation of the checked in/out
status. And when you have more than a few projects in your VSS database,
grouped in different solutions, browsing the VSS for a specific file you
want to check out is a pain.
VSS-VS integration is a convinient timesaver, basically.

Andrej
 
If you're working with source code, then the second way is a way to go.
Since you commonly check out only files you want to change, it's faster to
right click and check out the files from your VS IDE explorer than switching
to Source Safe. You only check out files you need and when you need them. VS
IDE also gives you a nice visual representation of the checked in/out
status. And when you have more than a few projects in your VSS database,
grouped in different solutions, browsing the VSS for a specific file you
want to check out is a pain.
VSS-VS integration is a convinient timesaver, basically.
Click to expand...

It is when it works. It's a huge pain in the neck when it doesn't
(which is quite frequently, in my experience - especially when creating
new projects, or changing VSS databases).

Ironically, the VSS plug-in for Eclipse is much simpler in terms of
knowing what it's going to do at any point in time...
 
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