HOWTO: Synchronize a SourceControlled VFP Project between Users

ID: Q237843

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 5.0, 6.0
Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0

SUMMARY

When synchronizing changes made to a SourceCode Controlled Visual Fox Pro (VFP) project (.pjx) between multiple developers, you use different techniques depending on whether you are:

changing existing files.

adding or removing files.

MORE INFORMATION

In the following scenarios, you need to assume that there are two users, userA and userB.

Synchronizing changes to existing files

UserA checks out, modifies, then saves and checks in a file. To see the new version of the file, userB chooses "Get Latest Version" of that file.

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) does not provide a way of automatically notifying users when a file is checked in. If an automatic notification is desired, you should develop methods for providing that notification.

For additional information, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q238556 HOWTO: Notify Other Team Members when Changing Projects Under Source Controlled Projects

In more complex scenarios, such as when multiple users may have the same files checked out simultaneously, all users should periodically refresh the project (From the Project menu select Refresh).

You might also want to Show Differences on a file to compare your local copy with the latest version in VSS before "Getting Latest Version" from VSS, which would overwrite your local copy.

Adding or removing files to or from a project

If userA adds files to (or removes files from) a project, from the Project->Source Control menu the userA selects "Update Project List". UserB then updates his/her project list by choosing the menu items mentioned in the previous statement to see the changes made by userA.

REFERENCES

For additional information about Visual FoxPro and Visual SourceSafe integration, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q237847 INFO: The Role of the .pjm File in VSS / VFP Integration

Q157636 HOWTO: Set Up Source Code Control with Visual SourceSafe

Additional query words: .pjm update

Keywords : kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbVFp kbVFp500 kbVFp500a kbVFp600 kbDSupport kbGrpSSafe
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0a,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto