Vault with VFP9

holzert · Post by **holzert** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:55 am

We loaded a test Vault system Friday to evaluate using Vault with VFP9. Can anyone please verify how we could accomplish:

1. Set up a folder in Vault to store the master copy
2. Copy the master folder to a 'working copy'
3. Check in and out of the 'working copy' folder
4. Copy the 'working copy' to the master copy when it is acceptable to distribute
5. Additionally, we like GKKCompare for comparing vcx's and scx's. Is there anyway to tell Vault to check for differences and notify us when there are changes pending (as it does now) but to load a separate app to display/handle the actual differences (in our case it would be GKKCompare to view the changes)? In other words, when we click to 'view' the differences, Vault's compare obviously doesn't display the changes in the forms and classes in any means that you can really view/modify or copy changes from one to another. We would like Vault to notify us (as it does now) that the two don't match, but not attempt an automatic merge and also don't overwrite, but wait for us to handle the differences via GKKCompare (haven't found anything better yet for forms and classes) and merge MANUALLY. Also, we will have to handle merges from more than 2 developers.

Another question: Does it matter if any item in the project is checked out via the Vault Client or should it always be done directly inside VFP? I noticed that if I open the project in VFP and modify a form, class, or prg from there, I am prompted to check out the file from Vault, but if I modify it directly from the command line (by typing modify... in the command window) no checkout is done or at least it is not displayed in Vault.

TIA,
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Beth · Post by **Beth** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:03 pm

We haven't tested integrating with VFP and don't support it, though we do have users who have done this.
In our forum, some users have discussed what they've went through with Fox Pro, such as:
Having to update registry keys manually (not a Vault post, but may have to do the same with Vault): http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=2111
Adding VFP projects to source control: http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?t=3727

A different diff/merge tool can be configured in the Vault client under Options.

Any outside people want to give some input?

holzert · Post by **holzert** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:48 am

Thank you Beth. Hopefully a user will see the post and respond to as many of the items as possible. I will research the links you provided.

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