Fletcher, We used the default SCCTEXT.PRG is what creates the VCA and SCA files stored in VSS next to the binary files. However, attempting to DIFF that did not always work out well. VFP would move some records around when editing a method. It would look like a big chunk of the form or class library had been removed from higher up, and then added back in down below. Which is actually the case, since that code is stored in a memo field. Change a memo field. The old value is still in the FPT until it's packed out. The new value is added to the end.
I understand the FoxBin2PRG fixes that problem. It also enables just the text version to be stored in the source control because it can be turned back in to a binary file. Thank you, Tracy -----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fletcher Johnson Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 3:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: VSS to git conversion Tracy, My understanding is that bin2prg (or something like it) was created expressly to support what you want to do. The idea was that the dbf (.scx, etc.) would be used to create a comparable prg file and then both would be checked in. The prg was used for change tracking only. It worked great with VSS - not sure how well it will work with Git using the VFP project manager, but you should be able to create a script that will do effectively the same thing. Fletcher Fletcher Johnson [email protected] LinkedIn.com/in/FletcherJohnson beknown.com/FletcherJohnson twitter.com/fletcherJ twitter.com/svcsug strava.com/athletes/fletcherjohnson 408-946-0960 - work 408-781-2345 - cell -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 12:21 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: VSS to git conversion On 2019-01-03 11:29, Tracy Pearson wrote: > We are looking at changing things over from VSS to git. There are about > 20 > projects that we want to transfer the history of the files in to git. > However, we do not want to transfer the binary files over. We haven't > been > using the FoxBin2PRG since we have been just working directly in the > standard project manager in VFP. Hi Tracy...Happy New Year! Did you mean to say that you ARE or ARE NOT using FoxBin2PRG? I'd think you would have to use it to achieve the non-binary source code control process. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
