VSS 6.0 and delphi 5

Hi,

My company has never used source control before (too few people).
Now that we are getting bigger we've purchased vss 6.0 (we got it a
low price in case we decided it wasn't right for us-getting the latest
version (2005) didn't seem cost effective since we aren't using .net).

I did some of my first experiments yesterday and found that you
can't put everything into source control with delphi 5. There are dcu
(delphi compiled units) files that get updated on a compile and, of
course, the exe files. If these are inlcuded in source control by
including them in an "Add Files" in sourcesafe, they then have to be
checked out before compilation. For large delphi projects, which may
contain a number of these units, this can be a pain.

I've looked at selective uploading and the "masks" offered are not
helpful (they are for MS products). I tried to find a way to exclude
certain file types that I didn't want under source control (e.g. the
backup files generated when editing, the dcu and exe files) but
couldn't find anything that would allow me to exclude files. I also
couldn't find anything about automating the "Add Files" process to
programatically exclude the files I don't want.

Since I'll only be doing the Add files once or twice, it isn't a
big deal. However, considering how much source code we have, doing the
Add Files by hand and choosing the files I want in the dialog box
would be next to impossible. Likewise uploading everything and then
deleteing the ones I don't want would be error-prone.

Is there any way I can selectively add files to a vss 6.0 project.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Fig000

"fig000" <neilnewton001.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:85828e92-461d-42b7-aaf3-42036ce576e5@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
> Hi,
>
> My company has never used source control before (too few people).
> Now that we are getting bigger we've purchased vss 6.0 (we got it a
> low price in case we decided it wasn't right for us-getting the latest
> version (2005) didn't seem cost effective since we aren't using .net).
>
> I did some of my first experiments yesterday and found that you
> can't put everything into source control with delphi 5. There are dcu
> (delphi compiled units) files that get updated on a compile and, of
> course, the exe files. If these are inlcuded in source control by
> including them in an "Add Files" in sourcesafe, they then have to be
> checked out before compilation. For large delphi projects, which may
> contain a number of these units, this can be a pain.
>
> I've looked at selective uploading and the "masks" offered are not
> helpful (they are for MS products). I tried to find a way to exclude
> certain file types that I didn't want under source control (e.g. the
> backup files generated when editing, the dcu and exe files) but
> couldn't find anything that would allow me to exclude files. I also
> couldn't find anything about automating the "Add Files" process to
> programatically exclude the files I don't want.
>
> Since I'll only be doing the Add files once or twice, it isn't a
> big deal. However, considering how much source code we have, doing the
> Add Files by hand and choosing the files I want in the dialog box
> would be next to impossible. Likewise uploading everything and then
> deleteing the ones I don't want would be error-prone.
>
> Is there any way I can selectively add files to a vss 6.0 project.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Fig000

You can define your own masks with the Administration tool. Select Tools,
Options, File Types tab, then use the new option to filter Add Files.

Alternatively, if you have large projects with sub-directories, the command
line can be used. Your SS.INI file has a Relevant_Masks variable that can
be set to the file extensions you want to add when performing a recursive
directory add ("sis add <directory> -R"). The help file that comes with VSS
explains how to run VSS from the command line and each of its options. If
you have trouble with that post again.

-Mark