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Visual SourceSafe (VSS) Remote Access Tool Recommended by Microsoft

Project Difference

See Also

• Show Differences Command

Shows the differences between files in the working folder of the selected SourceAnywhere for VSS repository project and any other local/repository item, etc. You can also see what is different within a file, and reconcile differences if desired.

Dialog Box Items

This dialog box is composed of two panes; one showing the files in the working folder assigned to the current project (on the right) and the other showing files being compared in the local folder or repository  (on the left). This dialog also has its own toolbar, with buttons for adding files, deleting files, getting files, checking files out and in, undoing file check outs, viewing files, reconciling the differences , and more.

The list of files in the right and left panes is filtered by the choices you made in the Show Differences command dialog. For example, if you choose to show only files that are different in both places, you will not see files that are the same.

There are four types of files which may appear in the lists.
 

• Files that are in both panes appear in black letters against a white background by default.
  
   
• Files that are in your working folder, but not in the compare project, appear in green against a gray background by default.
  
   
• Files that are in the compare project, but not in the your working folder, appear in blue against a gray background by default.
  
   
• Files that are in both places, but different, appear in red against a gray background by default.

• The Add command moves a file or directory from the right pane to the left pane.
  
   
• The Delete command works normally if a file in the left pane is selected. If a file in the right pane is selected, you can use the Delete command to delete the local file or directory from your working folder.
  
   
• The Get Latest Version command works normally, getting a file or project from the left pane to the right pane.
  
   
• The Check Out command works normally, reconciling the differences between a file that is different in each pane and is not checked out in the right pane, by checking it out and overwriting it in your local working folder.
  
   
• The Check In command works normally, reconciling a file that is in both panes, but different, and is checked out in both panes. With this command you save the latest changes to the file in your working folder.
  
   
• The Undo Check Out command works normally, reconciling a file that is different in each pane and is checked out in both panes by undoing the check out on the file. With this command you lose the latest changes to the file in your working folder.
  
   
• The View command works on a file selected in the left pane just like the Explorer's View command. It displays the file in the SourceAnywhere for VSS database. The View command works on a file selected in the right pane by opening the appropriate viewer directly on the file in the folder.
  
   
• The File Difference command compares two selected files. If only one file is selected, Difference compares it with the SourceAnywhere for VSS project and the folder.
  
   
• The Refresh command brings the File List up to date.
  
   
• The Reconcile All command reconciles differences found in the compared projects. Reconciliation can mean several different things depending on the settings you choose in the dialog boxes that are displayed after you choose this command.
  
   
• The Report command allows you to export the project difference result to a local disk as a file.
  
  
• The Stop Current Operation command allows you stop your current operation.

Note   The first six commands except for Delete are only available when comparing the working folder with the project in the repository.

           If you use a mouse, you can access many of the preceding commands with the right mouse button. You can also perform Properties command and choose files to show through right mouse button.