Unable to exempt RDS files

[ntimmerman]

In Visual Studio 2005, Report Server template, there is a an RDS file type, which are Data Sources. They are stored as binary and don't work right with SCM solutions like SourceGear and others. I doubt it would even work right with Microsoft's own SCM solutions.

As such I want to exempt RDS file types from my projects. I went into the admin console, drilled into the correct repository, and added "; *.rds" to the list of File Exclusions. I restated my VS 2005 twice in an attempt, yet still there is a green checkbox next to my Data Source file. How can I get the enhanced client to recognize the exclusion?

[lbauer]

The exclude file function doesn't work quite this way. It is primarily used in Add Folder/File transactions and your default exclusion list automatically excludes files or folders containing defined string patterns. Also, it does not exclude items after they have been added.

The Vault Visual Studio Enhanced Client does not yet have an "exclude from source control" feature. We do hope to add this in the future.

A workaround is to delete the files from the Vault repository and work with them uncontrolled in your Visual Studio project.

[ntimmerman]

Thanks for the information Linda.

[lbauer]

Let us know if you have other questions.