Re: vss2005 web project

Alin

I see a lot of reasons for them not to be in the VSS database binary or not.
1. they are just there for customers to download perhaps they are .msi
files, .doc files or .zip files that contain combinations of various files.
2. they can easily be recreated by other projects on other systems and
dropped back into the download directory as required
3. these are things that I create and can think of no sane reason why I
would want all the binary cluttering up the VSS database. (If it gets lost
we recompile and drop it back into the download directory.)

but because the download directory is part of the website VSS scans it and
want to include the files.

the assumption that you seem to be making is that the files (" are 3rd party
components that your web project is using ") this is not that case at all,
there are many cases of files that have nothing to do with the website
"project" itself, but are in the directory.
There really needs to be a method to exclude files from the source safe
scan..

in your suggested hack below "if you just need to exclude one single file."
can that single file be a directory ?
then I could just exclude the entire download directory


"Alin Constantin [MSFT]" <cnila@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e5UVdJc7FHA.3388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If the binary files are not build output of a project in the solution, I
> see no reason for them to be excluded from source control.VSS database can
> store fine binary files, too.
> For instance, if the binary files are 3rd party components that your web
> project is using (and they get updated every once in a while when a new
> version of 3rd party software is released), or if they are just random
> binary files that don't prevent the web to function (build/debug) if they
> are read-only, you can simply leave them controlled. Then, every once in a
> while when they need to be updated you can check them out, put the new
> versions of the files in place, then check them in.
>
> Hopefully in next version there will be an "exclude from source control"
> functionality supported by the web projects - the web project team is
> aware of this missing feature.
> As for "exclude from project" I'm not sure if they will support such
> thing. Since they don't have a project file, they don't have where to
> store which files are "excluded".
> Meanwhile, there is a hack you can use if you just need to exclude one
> single file. You can create a key under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{8FF02D1A-C177-4ac8-A62F-88FC6EA65F57}\IgnorableFiles
> with the name of the file - but be aware that files with that name will be
> excluded/hidden in all webs.
> --
> Alin Constantin
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
> "newsreader" <mailmsstuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:upke7AU7FHA.2676@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Thanks for the response,
>> unfortunately none of the suggestions worked.
>> Microsoft really needs to provide a method to exclude files from not only
>> the web project but also from source safe web they are part of a web
>> project.
>> the biggest reason you need to be able to exclude files from VSS in a web
>> project is:
>> binary files that customers (mine) download, they have nothing to do with
>> the actual web project (build) itself, but must reside inside the website
>> in order for them to be downloaded ...
>>
>> "Alin Constantin [MSFT]" <cnila@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Oz0QbW36FHA.1864@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi JR,
>>>
>>> see these articles:
>>> http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=104544&SiteID=1
>>> http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/showpost.aspx?postid=102744&siteid=1
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alin Constantin
>>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights.
>>>
>>>
>>> "JR" <mailmsstuff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:udJiHYx6FHA.3388@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> how can you exclude some files in a VS2005 web project from being
>>>> included in source safe ?
>>>>
>>>> There are some files on the website, that do not require source
>>>> control, like exe's that customers download etc.
>>>> how can these be excluded from the source safe but still included in
>>>> the web project ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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