SourceAnywhere for VSS

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Remote access to Visual SourceSafe. SourceAnywhere for VSS is a VSS remote/internet access (SourceSafe remote/internet access) tool. It enables you to use Visual SourceSafe easily over the Internet. With SourceAnywhere for VSS, you can perform most SourceSafe operations from any remote location using standard TCP/IP access. SourceAnywhere for VSS consists of a Server and a Client. They can communicate over any standard TCP/IP connection, including a PPP connection over a modem, an ISDN line, or an Ethernet connection on the same LAN as the Server.

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SourceAnywhere for VSS V5.3.2 - Standard Edition

SourceAnywhere for VSS V5.3.2 - Professional Edition

Our prices include ComponentSource technical support and, for most downloadable products, an online backup and a FREE upgrade to the new version if it is released within 30 days of your purchase.  All sales are made on our standard Terms and Conditions and subject to our Return Policy. Please contact us if you require any licensing option not listed above including volume licensing and previous versions.

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For information on the differences between the Standard and Professional version please see the "SourceAnyWhere for VSS Standard and Professional Feature Matrix" in the "Evals & Downloads" section.

What’s new in SourceAnywhere for VSS V5.3?

• Added Remote Version, Local Version, Status columns in the file list. Providing version number and one-word descriptions of the state (Normal, Edited, Renegade, Needs Merge, Old, Missing, Unknown, More Recent) of the working copy of the file
• MergeHero interface greatly improved. More like Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Visual Merge. More friendly to use
  • Added Changed Text marker to designate conflicting changes to a file
  • Added optional way to apply/remove changes - by left clicking the button-like lines in the top two panes
  • For File Diff, added display options for Ignore Tabstop and Ignore White Space
  • For Project Diff, added display options for showing only the files exist in the left/right side, or only the identical/different ones in both places. (Show Left-Only Files, Show Right-Only Files, Show Identical Files, Show Different Files)
• Added support for Eclipse 3.3.x

What’s new in SourceAnywhere for VSS V5.2?

• Performance greatly improved. For most operations, SourceAnywhere for VSS 5.2 can be 1.2 to 5 times faster than SourceAnywhere for VSS 5.1. For large teams or teams with big projects, the performance improvement can be greater
• Performance improved when SAW server is installed on a different machine from the one hosting VSS database
• SSL root certificate is exported and imported automatically when using SSL encryption
• Precision of "Server-based time zone offset" option improved to minutes
• Added "Remember Password" option in Login dialog box of GUI Client
• Added "Select all" and "Invert selection" option on the Edit menu of GUI client
• Added a prompt dialog box when adding file(s) without working folder
• Added "Comment" column on both File History and Project History dialog boxes
• Allows users to view an old file version directly by adding "View" option in File History dialog box
• Added "Refresh Option" for the View tab of Windows Client options
• Added Status Search functionality in Java GUI client
• Added "Get" button in project history dialog box of Java GUI client
• Added View tab for Java Client options
• Allows users to check in items using drag and drop from working folder to Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere for VSS Java Explorer
• Added Share command in Visual Studio IDE
• Macromedia studio plug-in improved to support Dreamweaver CS3
• Allows users to get project from Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere for VSS in Eclipse Plug-in
• Added "Dir" and "GetProjectHistory" commands in Command Line Client
• Allows users to get the Check Out Status of a file by using GetFileInfo command in Command Line Client
• Added Support page in both Server Manager and Cache Server Manager, which helps users maximize the benefits in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere for VSS
• Removed login dialogue box of Server Manager, which allows administrators to access Server Manager more conveniently
• Pin process optimized. There is no need to configure "Project with Pinned" in Server Manager anymore

What’s new in V5.1?

• Product name changed from "SourceAnyWhere" to "SourceAnywhere for VSS"
• Added Project With Pinned functionality in Server Manager. Excluding pinned status of VSS files in SourceAnywhere for VSS will mainly improve the performance of refreshing
• Added "Duration for file status caching" option for the General tab of Visual Studio IDE Client options. Checking this option may improve the performance of IDE client when there are a large number of files in the solution
• Removed limit on the maximum number of files that can be cached on the cache server. And added File Cache option in the Memory Cache Settings window of Cache Server Manager, which allows you to specify the amount of disk space used for file cache
• Capabilities of Get operation improved when getting a project through labels.
• Fixed bug where memory leak occurs when using SSL encryption
• Fixed bug where the IDE client hangs when opening "Pending Checkins" tab in Visual Studio 2005 IDE
• Fixed bug where source control bindings of projects may lose when re-opening a solution that contains multiple projects in Visual Studio IDE Client

What's new in SourceAnywhere for VSS V5.0?

Cache Server Added

SourceAnywhere for VSS provides a caching solution for distributed development. SourceAnywhere for VSS Cache Server is an optional caching system. It is used to cache copies of requested server files, thereby improving the clients responsiveness.

Eclipse Plug-in Added

SourceAnyWhere for VSS Eclipse plug-in is a team provider plug-in for the Eclipse IDE. It enables users to perform SourceAnywhere for VSS operations within the Eclipse IDE.

Macromedia Studio Plug-in Added

SourceAnyWhere Macromedia Studio plug-in enables Dreamweaver or Flash users to access their VSS databases remotely.

COM SDK & Java SDK Added

The Software Development Kit (SDK) for SourceAnywhere for VSS enables developers to integrate SourceAnywhere for VSS functionality with their projects. COM SDK and Java SDK are provided.

128-bit SSL Encryption Added

Besides the Blowfish encryption, SourceAnywhere for VSS 5.0 adds support for 128-bit SSL encryption to protect the data.

Server Manager Improvements

• Added support for SSL encryption. SSL configuration items are added to the general settings section
• Memory Cache Setting section added. Allows you to configure the amount of virtual memory to use for server caching
• RootC Asection added. Allows you to generate, view, export and delete Root CA certificate
• User Access section added. Allows you to specify which users are allowed to access a VSS database
• User's access to databases can now be specified in Add Users dialog box
• Fixed bug where the Rename action is not logged completely in the log file

Windows GUI Client Improvements

• Improved performance when refreshing file list
• Refresh File List and Refresh Project Tree commands combine to be Refresh command
• Added support for SSL encryption
• Added socket validity check functionality. Enables SourceAnywhere for VSS to check if the socket is valid before network operation
• Added Wildcard Search functionality. Allows you to search for files with a specific filename
• Arguments can be specified for the external editor application in View Or Edit dialog box
• Label command is available from the menu by right-clicking a file or a project
• Changed behavior of Show File Difference dialog. If the local copy of the file exists in the working folder, the Show File Difference dialog will be skipped when you compare the master copy of the file to the local copy
• Deleted (but not permanently destroyed) items in a project can now be retrieved through history of the project
• Status Windows can now display 50000 lines of messages
• Search results of Status Search can now be exported
• Added help link for checking in an unchanged file and undoing checkout of a file
• Fixed bug where performing Get Latest Version on a checked-out file in Search Result dialog box will enable the Check Out button
• Fixed bug where when searching checkout status of a project that contains two subprojects with the same length of project name, only Undo Check Out and Check In commands are available on the checked-out files of these two subprojects in Search Results dialog box
• Fixed bug where "Version not found" error occurs when getting or checking out a file when VSS 8.0 is used as the backend of SourceAnyWhere for VSS
• Fixed bug where some special folders can not be shared
• Fixed bug where the error information is incorrect when the length of the label name exceeds the maximum allowed length
• Fixed bug where no error is returned when inputting an integer that is not in the base range of the integer type in the 'Include Past' item of History Option dialog box

Command Line Client Improvements

• Added EOL parameter for AddFolder and AddFile commands
• Added comment parameter for CheckoutProject and CheckoutFile commands
• Added support for SSL encryption

Java Client Improvements

• Added merge functionality when checking in, checking out or getting files
• Added Wildcard Search functionality
• Added support for drag-and-drop
• Added support for SSL encryption
• Added tooltip for commands on the toolbar
• Added SAW editor for editing and viewing files
• Added keyboard shortcuts for commands under the main menu
• Added keyboard shortcuts for some dialog boxes
• Added creating new folders functionality when setting working folder of a project
• Added Java-style Help file
• Improved performance when refreshing file list and refreshing project tree
• Improved Java GUI
• The sizes and positions of several windows can now be saved. These windows are Add dialog box, Share dialog box and the main window
• The path of the selected folder can now be saved when adding a file or folder
• The widths of the columns in the file list can now be remembered
• The file lists can now be sorted on columns
• Arguments can be now specified for the external editor application in View Or Edit dialog box
• Fixed bug where the error information is incorrect when the length of the label name exceeds the maximum allowed length

Visual Studio IDE Client Improvements

• Added support for the latest MSSCCI
• Can now switch freely between VSS and SourceAnywhere for VSS for Web projects in Visual Studio.NET

MergeHero Improvements

• Can now merge line differences between two versions in a three-way merge

Overview

Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere for VSS is a Visual SourceSafe remote access solution. As an add-on tool for SourceSafe, SourceAnywhere for VSS provides fast, reliable and secure remote access for users of SourceSafe 6.0 and SourceSafe 2005.

• High performance SourceSafe remote/internet access
• Cache server for your geographically distributed teams
• Java client for cross platform
• 128-bit SSL and Blowfish encryption
• Password policy to protect your password
• Eclipse plug-in
• Visual Studio plug-in
• Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash plug-in
• Delta transfer technology for high performance
• Java SDK and COM SDK

Features and Benefits

High Performance Remote Access

• 100+ times faster than VSS Explorer over internet
• Delta Transfer (Professional Edition Only)
• The data is compressed (zipped) before transfer
• Compresses multiple files together to increase compression ratio and reduce the number of file transfer round trip
• Multi-thread file transfer

Distributed Development

• Client-server architecture. No file system access overheads
• Cache Server. Requested server files are cached on the cache server to speed client access
• Time zone offset management

Secure

• 128-bit Blowfish is used to protect your data
• SSL is used to protect your data
• Password Policy. Protect your password with strong passwords
• Client-server architecture. No need to expose the VSS database folder

Cross Platform (Professional Edition Only)

With a Java client, in addition to the standard Windows client, SourceAnywhere for VSS can run on any platform where a Java Virtual Machine can run, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, SCO Unix, FreeBSD and so on.

IDE Integration

• Supports Eclipse IDE Integration/Eclipse plug-in  (Professional Edition Only)
• Supports Macromedia DreamWeaver MX 2004 Integration (Professional Edition Only)
• Supports Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 and .NET IDE Integration
• Supports IBM Rational Rapid Developer 2003 IDE Integration
• Supports Borland Delphi 8.0 IDE Integration
• Supports the Microsoft Source Code Control Interface (MSSCCI)
• Can be integrated with any MSSCCI compatible IDEs

SDK

• Includes a Java SDK to build your own cross-platform SourceSafe remote access solution (Professional Edition Only)
• Includes a COM SDK to build your own SourceSafe remote access solution on Windows platform (Professional Edition Only)

Operations

Almost all the VSS operations are supported: add files, create project, delete files or projects, get latest version, check out, check in, undo check out, move, deploy, share, branch, view, edit, show difference, set working folder, refresh file list, refresh project tree, stop current operation, show properties, show history, label, pin, rename, change password, cloak project, status search and wildcard search.

Broad Connectivity

• Supports all TCP/IP connections, such as PPP, ISDN, ADSL, etc.
• Supports SOCKS 4, SOCKS 5 and HTTP proxies

Miscellaneous Features

• Similar GUI as Visual Source Safe VSS
• Easy to deploy. Built from scratch in C++, SourceAnyWhere for VSS needs no additional components or frameworks
• All operations are cancelable. The application never hangs up due to a network problem
• Easy server management with the included Server Manager and Cache Server Manager