SourceAnywhere for VSS - Application - V5.3.2 - Resumen

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SourceAnywhere for VSS by Dynamsoft Corporation

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.

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

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

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Resources: Read the SourceAnywhere for VSS help file, Browse SourceAnywhere for VSS Standard and Professional Feature Matrix, Read the Dynamsoft License Agreement, Download the SourceAnywhere for VSS Professional V5.3.2 evaluation on to your computer - Expires After 30 Days, Download the SourceAnywhere for VSS Standard V5.3.2 evaluation on to your computer - Expires After 30 Days

Operating System for Deployment: Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95

Architecture of Product: 16Bit, 32Bit

Product Type: Application

Compatible Containers: Eclipse V3.3, Eclipse V3.1.2

Product Class: Component Development Tools

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