On 8/16/06, Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Up to this point I've never had a problem with VSS but this time the Databases of changes became corrupt and(this must have happened some time ago) and only came to notice when I wanted to go back to a previous version of a project from 4 months ago. Hence the resort to good old backups as the error in the database had just perpetuated itself.
Dave: Sorry to hear about your source control problems. VSS is like VFP: it's got a lot of good capabilities but has some severe liabilities as well, and you need to understand what you've got. You wouldn't try to share a DBF over the internet. <shameless plug>I did do a fair amount of work in helping clients with VSS problems. Many data problems can be recovered. There are some techniques to automate maintenance, which I wrote up. See: http://www.tedroche.com/papers.php and look for "SourceSafe Maintenance"</plug> That said, there are far better choices for source code control these days. I've been using subversion for over a year and am quite satisfied with that. However, I haven't tried to do any integrated work with VFP or other Microsoft products. -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
