How to implement Vault and VS on a new machine?

[Caverman]

I setup Vault on a server, installed the client on my development machine, followed the instructions to integrate it with VS, and did an “Add to Source Control” from my VS. This copied all of my current files into the Vault repository and my desktop development PC is working as expected.

Now what I want to do is to have my laptop connect to vault and bring down all of the files.

This is what I’ve done so far on my laptop:
1. Installed VS and created a new project with the name of the site.
2. Opened up the Vault Client and connected to the Repository.
3. Went to Tools, General tab, and checked on the “Make Vault my default SCC”
4. Right-clicked and assigned the Working directory to point to c:\inetput\wwwroot\website inside the Vault Client.
5. Then did a Get Latest version inside the Vault Client.
6. Opened up VS and now I see the project files.

The problem is that they do not have the lock icon next to any of the files. It’s as though it’s not using source control.

What are the steps that need to be taken to have a new machine get all of the files from Vault and have them integrated under source control in VS.

I can remove the project from my laptop and start from scratch if needed.

[Caverman]

In order to get setup for the project on another machine, you first have to do an "Open From Source Control" from within the VS IDE. It will then ask you for the repository folder and then the working folder, and it will set up the bindings needed by the IDE. After the initial Open From Source Control, you can use either Vault client, and just opening the project in the IDE will automatically connect to the Vault repository (you only do the Open from SC once - not each time you open the IDE).

[jclausius]

Glad you solved the problem on your own.


In the future, if you have other Vault related issues, I'd recommend posting to the Vault forums. You'll get more "eyeballs" for Vault related issues over there.