visual source safe

[kss444]

Has anyone ever installed VSS? I never had, and I now need to. How do I get VSS? Is it part of visual studio?

Ordinary Programmer

 

[ousoonerjoe]

It comes with Visual Studio. Just follow the instructions. It's very straight forward.

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[Qik3Coder]

VSS was probably a separate download. TFS, which is the latest incarnation of VSS is part of Visual Studio 2008.

The last real version of VSS is 6.0c or d

Do you have a VSS project that you need to hook to, or are you looking for a source control provider?

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[kss444]

We are just wanting Sorce Control, and are wanting to use VSS.

But I have never had to install/configure it before.

I didn't know if it came with VS 2008 Standard Edition or not.

Is installing VSS an option in the VS setup/install?

Thanks again everyone.

Ordinary Programmer

 

[Qik3Coder]

it wouldn't have come with the VS2008 installer as they have moved to TFS Team Foundation Server as the latest source control. You will probably have to pay for VSS if you want to use it for development. The installer is straight forward.

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[RiverGuy]

If you believe Wikipedia:

An updated version called Visual SourceSafe 2005 was released in November 2005, promising improved performance and stability, better merging for Unicode and XML files, as well as the ability to check files out over HTTP. It was included with Visual Studio 2005 Team System editions[8], however is not included with Visual Studio 2008 Team System. It can be purchased separately as a retail product and is part of certain MSDN subscriptions.

However, Microsoft also introduced a source control and project lifecycle management product called Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, which is part of Visual Studio Team System. This product addresses many of Visual SourceSafe's shortcomings, making it suitable for larger teams requiring high levels of stability and control over activities.

According to the "Visual SourceSafe Road Map"[9] and between-the-lines reading of a VSS transcript[7], Visual Source Safe is targeted towards individual developers or small teams with lightweight SCM needs. Microsoft is encouraging everyone else to migrate to the more sophisticated Visual Studio Team System.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_SourceSafe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Team_System

The best educated guess I can make from this is that your VS 2008 Standard Edition doesn't come with any source control built in. It looks as though you can buy Team Foundation Server. I'm not sure if you can buy VSS 2005 to work with Visual Studio 2008. Either way, it looks as though you'll need to buy a product if you want it integrated into Visual Studio. Or, check out a free solution like SubVersion (they also link to a cheap plugin for Visual Studio Integration).

http://www.west-wind.com/presentations/subversion/#Subversion_and_Visual_Studio

 

[Qik3Coder]

@RiverGuy. Yes VSS 2k5 did exist. I had some fun using the VSS2k5 as a stepping stone, for getting my code from vss6.0d to TFS.

There is another Source safe tool that i have dipped my toes in, called Vault, which worked okay.

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[kss444]

Thanks for the info all. But I was just asking does VSS come with Visual Studio 2005 or 2008, with an option to install form setup or is it a differnt setup?

Or do I need to buy it?

Ordinary Programmer

 

[ousoonerjoe]

kss444...

it should come with your copy of Visual Studio 2005. It is also part of the MSDN Subscriptions. I don't think you have to purchase it unless you want the 2008 TFS system (sounds above what you're needing).

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