Thanks, guys! Sounds like I will investigate it and see how it goes. I am hoping to piggy-back on the efforts of the software folks who are looking at it too.
However ... any other recommendations too for what I am trying to do? Regards, Z -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bodvar Bjorgvinsson Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:13 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: Has anyone used Subversion for FrameMaker "document control"? Scott and Syed I have been using SVN/TortoiseSVN for some time now, and curiously enough, it handles binary files well and seems to keep changes to them rather than add separate issues of changed files. However SVN has no knowledge of how to interpret the binary text files into text from most applications, but with FrameMaker, that is no problem as FM has its own comparison tool My ten months experience says four thumbs up. Only take time to carefully organize your file structure before you begin any serious work with the SVN. HTH, Bodvar Bjorgvinsson 2009/9/27 <[email protected]>: > As long as you use binary files you will not be able to get differenced > files. Subversion is similar to CVS. > > It handles text files very well and will difference them, just like CVS. > > If you don't use text files, and all of your FM files are binary, then > you will maintain a separate copy of each. Thus no space savings. > > Scott > > > [email protected] wrote: > >> >> It would be good to have a system that maintains the differences for me >> and minimizes the number of duplicate files. >> >> >> >> As it happens, we are considering changing to use Subversion for our >> source code control system (see www.collabnet.com >> <http://www.collabnet.com> for more info) in our software development >> group ... the earlier RCS stuff did not work well for me for FrameMaker >> documents. >> >> >> >> Hence my questions: >> >> >> >> 1. Has anyone ever used Subversion for FrameMaker "document >> control" (to maintain multiple versions of documents) purposes? >> >> 2. How well does it handle "non-text" FrameMaker binary files >> (like .book and .fm files)? >> >> 3. How much did you like or dislike it? >> >> 4. Would you recommend something else (instead of subversion) for >> this purpose? >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. > > Send list messages to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bodvar%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > -- "Life is not only a game--it is also a dance on roses." --Fleksnes (Rolv Wesenlund) _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/syed.hosain%40aeris.net Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [email protected]. Send list messages to [email protected]. To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [email protected]. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
