if you are using VSS and don't like DWMX interface to it, why not use the VSS GUI? Back when I used VSS for a time I just used the VSS GUI. DK
On 6/27/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > VSS has an API you can script against, if memory serves. > > Might be worth the effort to figure out how to do that > > -- I remember doing automated checkouts and deploys with > > batch files (been years since I used VSS so pretty foggy > > -- but VSS has been v6.0.x for years) ), so should be > > straightforward to write a batch file to do that > > -- then maybe turn into a DW extension? > > That's a possibility... I've heard (although I can't confirm from > personal experience) that DW doesn't use the API to connect to VSS, > instead accessing it's database directly... If that's true, I would > expect that would eliminate this as a real possibility... granted... > for that matter, dw extensions have very limited access to dw's > internal ftp engine ... actually it's virtually inaccessible... > virtually... you can sort of access it in an abstract way, but there's > very little control. There's probably even less ability to access dw's > source-control features in the dw extension api. > > >> > + small files, which means less contention for files to > >> > checkout/merge > >> > >> Isn't this a quality of the software, not of the > >> source-control system? > > > Right -- my real point was the approach doesn't work if > > you've got lots of monolithic pages -- those 600 line > > files that do everything :) > > I hate those things. :) We have too many of them at the office where I > work currently. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:210629 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
