Re: restore to previous version

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On Aug 29, 10:46 am, Ben <benm5...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Aug 29, 8:50 am, Richard J <Richa...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:





Let's start with the following structure in VSS:

$/Project_1
/Folder_1
/File_1-1
/File_1-2
/Folder_2
/File_2-1
/File_2-2
/File_2-3

From your comments, it sounds like you label each file when you check that
file in. While this may have merit, it makes it difficult to get all files
for an entire project. For instance, if you make changes to File_2-1 and
File_2-3, you will have a label on them, but not on File_2-2. Therefore,
when you get the project at the label, you do not get that file.

Where I work, we don't apply a label each time we check a file in. We apply
a label at the /Project_1 level once we create a release of the software that
is to be shipped to our clients. That way, all folders and all files under
that project level folder are labelled the same. When we need to go back to
a previous version, we simply right-click on the /Project_1 level and do a
Show History... command. In the dialog, we highlight the label and click the
Get command button. Once that is complete, we now have the prior version of
the source code on our local machine.

If labeling by release is not enough, depends on the timeframe you have in
building a release for your clients, then you can simply apply a generic
daily or weekly label at the project level; this way, you can go back to a
particular point in development.

I hope this addresses your issue, or at least gives you another perspective
to consider.
Richard

"Ben" wrote:
hi all,

i'm using VSS 6d

when i check in a new version i add a 'label' to the files...

but still having trouble figuring out how can I easily revert back to
a particular version of the code at one point in history... I can see
how to 'pin' a particular file, but it's time consuming to find all
the files... you can't even see the comment you added until you click
properties.

i really want to be able to have 'snapshots' of different versions, so
I can easily change back to a historical version in case i need to
debug.

the only option I can see now is archiving the project with each
version change... and restoring when needed again... but is this the
only approach ?

thanks !
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oh yes.... GREAT !! now i see...

i've always been applying a label when checking in from Visual
Studio...

now, i tried your method, and for the first time, when I do 'show
history', I actually see labels !!

cool, you got me going on the right path now, it seems like every
label I apply is essentially a 'snapshot'... i'll test just to be sure
it's doing what i think it is...

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btw, do u know if most check in the PDB file as well ?

since i want to be able to debug any previous version in case of
crashes...

or if i have the source code and compile does it result in exactly the
same PDB file again ?

thanks for any info...

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