Beta vs. Production

[Noble Bell]

This may not be the best forum for this post but I did not know anywhere else to ask it.

What is the best way to handle having a project for beta and a project for production? Should I keep just the beta in source control and copy the project to a new production folder when ready to deploy or should I have both folders under source control? Is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks in advance,
Noble

[lbauer]

This is a common question. One way to manage development and releases is to use branches. Here are some links to help:

http://www.ericsink.com/scm/scm_branches.html
and
http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=193

Once you have branched, you can use the Vault Merge Branches Wizard that allows you to merge changes from branch back into trunk, or trunk into branch.