VS2003 & VS2005 -> no integration in VS 2003

[Rody van Sambeek]

On my pc containing both VS 2005 and VS 2003 I have installed the Vault Client 3.1.8.

But now only VS 2005 has GUI integration. In VS 2003, whenever I go to the source-control menu all menu-items are grayed out. How do I manually tell VS 2003 to use Vault GUI integration?

[dan]

Did your version of VS2003 ever work with Vault? I ask because some versions of VS don't support source control integration.

The easiest way to turn this on is to go to the Vault GUI client, Tools->Options->Make Vault your default SCC provider, and toggle it. If it is already on, then turn it off, exit the dialog and then re-enter and turn it on again.

[Rody van Sambeek]

It sounds strange, but somehow it does work now when i uncheck and check that option.

Thanks for the tip!

[lduresky]

I used to have vss as my source control and now I have set my default to be Vault. I have both Visual Studio 2003 and 2005 installed, and in 2005, it works great. In 2003, when I go to Tools, Options, Source Control, it only shows VSS, Independent Developer, and Custom. Vault does not show up as an option. I tried resetting my default to not be Vault in the Vault Client and then logging back in and making it my default again, but it didn't work for me. Any other ideas? I really want to be able to work with my solutions in Vault and stop using VSS.

Thanks,

Laurie

[dan]

You may need to manually set in the registry. Try this:

1. Open regedit

2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SourceCodeControlProvider\ProviderRegKey and make sure the value is SOFTWARE\SourceGear\Vault Client

3. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SourceGear\Vault Client\SCCServerPath and make sure the value is C:\Program Files\SourceGear\Vault Client\VaultIDE.dll (or wherever you installed the Vault program).

This should set Vault as the default SCC provider for VS2003.

[lduresky]

I checked my settings, and they are already set that way. Is there something else I can check?

Thanks,

Laurie

[dan]

Have you exited out of VS 2003 and then re-invoked it?

[lduresky]

Yes I have, but it still doesn't work. It was set correctly originally, so I didn't need to change it.

[dan]

If you do an Open From Source Control, does it bring up the Vault dialog? It may be that it is the default, but that VS doesn't show it in its options pane.