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Re: Visual SourceSafe for Documentation Source Control
Subject:Re: Visual SourceSafe for Documentation Source Control From:mearro -at- msn -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:03:48 -0600
> I was wondering if others have:
>
> 1) used Visual SourceSafe for storing documentation. Have you used a
> separate program for comparing text and binary files such as Servant
> Salamander or ExamDiff Pro?
>
> 2) used a separate source control program for documentation and a separate
> one for source control
We use Visual SourceSafe for various documents, source code (application &
help), and to store files included in a specific release.
With VSS, you can compare differences, rollback versions, and share files
in different directories. Their help would likely give you an idea if it
meets your needs.
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