Re: vss connection methods

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From: Vagabond Software (carlfenley-X-_at_-X-san.rr.com)
Date: 01/19/05 

Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:39:07 -0800

"MarkAurit" <MarkAurit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:867A544E-E997-4828-82A6-574773DEED7C@microsoft.com...
> (cross posted to the vs newsgroup - after doing so I figured it would
> probably make more sense here):
> We have a vs.net application stored in sourcesafe on a w2k server. One of
> our developers needs to work on an enhancement, but is required to work
> offsite, where he will not be on our network (and therefore cannot connect to
> sourcesafe).
> Someone heard about a disconnected mode, which we assume means we can work
> on the app locally, and then connect back to the network and merge or replace
> files. (Ideally, we would want them to be able to switch to the same app in
> local sourcesafe during this time, but that may be asking too much).
> When we try to do this in “practice”, buy taking the machine off the network
> and opening the solution, we get a couple of dialogs about moving or renaming
> the solution (which we always reply to as “Cancel”; there is no “No” option),
> get a box asking if we want to disconnect, but then we get an “Unspecified
> Error” dialog.
> Does sourcesafe support this notion of server->local->back to server file
> management?
> Thanks, Mark
>

I'm having some confusion here.

If I check out the files while connected to the network, I can basically take those files anywhere and do anything to them as long as I eventually overwrite the checked out files and check them in from the working folder.

How is it that the code is changing locations?

carl

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