> > >>Yes. But why would would you want to automatically download code from > there? > > To make sure that a programmer will get the last version before he > starts working on a file. > At least, this should be checked by the system when a user request a > lock on a file. >
Making sure that you are working on the latest version of a file is not automatic, but does not hurt anything if it is not the latest either. When the developer attempts to commit their changes, SVN will simply notify them that their code is out of date and force them to update their local copy prior to committing. When they update, any conflicts will be caught, merged / fixed, and they are then free to commit the changes. I think this is beginning to become a relentless circle of you challenging source control systems and people that use them offering up solutions to the challenges you propose. In any event, you have heard from every response that a SCM tool will solve the problems you are facing as well as many problems you have YET to face. Each SCM tool that has been proposed (CVS, SVN, VSS), now it is just a matter of deciding which will best suit your needs. I've personally given you advice based on experience walking the road that you seem to be currently on. You can take it or discard it, but the answers from this list are going to stay the same: You need a source control tool. And the 3 that are most widely used are: SVN - Based on CVS and addresses some of its shortcomings CVS - Tried and true with some small limitations. VSS - M$'s SCM and IMO a pain to work with. HTH Rich Kroll ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:265245 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
