Thanks. That is kinda what I was figuring what I would have to do. On Monday, February 19, 2018 at 8:35:27 AM UTC-5, Edward Prochak wrote: > > > > On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 9:45:24 AM UTC-5, TC Mauldin wrote: >> >> >> >> On Friday, February 16, 2018 at 5:15:00 PM UTC-5, Edward Prochak wrote: >>> >>> On Friday, February 16, 2018 at 12:15:02 PM UTC-5, TC Mauldin wrote: >>>> >>>> I am new to TortoiseSVN, I was following the setup in the test drive >>>> section of the help file and have a question. The description says to >>>> import the file from a dir into the repository and then create another dir >>>> and check the file out from the repository trunk dir. So now there are >>>> two >>>> dir, the one with the original file and one with the checked out files. >>>> You make the changes in checked out file which are not connected to the >>>> original dir. After completing the work in the checked out dir how do the >>>> checked out files get transferd back to the dir with the original file. I >>>> can't find anything about this in the help file. Any help will be greatly >>>> appreciated. >>>> >>> >>> the example means to show that there is no connection to the original >>> file. What happens on you local >>> file system is independent of the archive. You can at this point, if you >>> want, delete the original file and >>> folder. A copy will still exist in that folder on the trunk in the >>> archive. >>> >>> The checked out folder is now your work area/sandbox. After making any >>> changes you check them back in. >>> >>> HTH, >>> ed >>> >> >> Thanks for the quick response. Ok but not sure that solves my problem. >> The situation is this. The original files are on a remote web server and >> these files can't be erased, and the only privilege I have are to copy >> paste and delete files. I can't create any directories or a repository on >> the server. I have to create the repository on my local computer and then >> import the files to my computer. I then check out the files to a dir on my >> computer to work on them and commit back to the repository. So my problem >> once the testing is done is there anyway for TortoiseSVN to merge the >> completed files back to the server. Hope this makes my question a little >> clearer >> > > I see, your problem is the deployment step (putting the files back out to > the web server). > I do not think subversion has any tool for that. Typically that is done > with other scripting tools > like PERL or PowerShell. It should not be hard to write a script to deploy > the files. > You really don't want to merge on the server. You replace. > > Essentially that is really out of the scope for subversion. Try a script > or, if changes are > infrequent, just keep doing it manually. > > Ed >
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