Copying projects in source control

[Jop_Smith]

RH10 | WebHelp

We've recently implemented RoboSource Control and I'm hoping someone can tell me how to copy a project that it is already under its control. With each version of our software we need to duplicate the previous version's projects so that we can use them as the basis of the current version.

I had been told that I could open a project from version control to a different folder, remove it from version control, and then add it back into version control to a different folder. This, in theory, should give a duplicate copy. However, the removing from version control bit deletes the original project from version control, not the copy. You then have add both projects back into version control to their respective folders, which is not desirable.

Is there an easier (or correct) way to do this?

Thanks

Jonathan

[rasterdan]

We also do this occasionally.  I have

• made a new folder on my local pc,
• copied the contents to that new folder,
• under properties set the new contents to read/write,
• renamed the project file name .xpj file to the new desired name and
• opened in Robo. 
• Then put it into version control which copies it to the database. 

Give that a try, it is more or less what I did a few months ago.  Every time is an adventure.

dv

[Jop_Smith]

Thanks for that.

I found an article on Rick Stone's website and, after trying a few different method, it seems like the best way to copy a project. Here's what I did:

1. Open the project you want to copy in RoboHelp, and make sure you ‘get’ the latest set of files from RSC. Close the project.

2. In Windows Explorer, copy the local version of the RoboHelp project to a new folder.

3. Select all the files in the new folder and make sure they are all writable (right-click > Properties > untick Read only > OK).

4. Delete the copy’s <projectname>.cpd and pblsvrs.sss files.

5. Open the copy’s <projectname>.xpj file in Notepad and replace this section:

<miscproperties>
           <matchedpair>
                <name>vc::agent</name>
                <value>MSSCC</value>
           </matchedpair>
           <matchedpair>
                <name>vc::provider</name>
                <value>RoboSource Control 3.1</value>
           </matchedpair>
           <matchedpair>
                <name>vc::database</name>
                <value>NG7EMOTYBUX</value>
           </matchedpair>
           <matchedpair>
                <name>vc::cookie</name>
                <value>$/<project-folder>/<project>@:ROBOSOURCE</value>
           </matchedpair>
     </miscproperties>

With:

        <miscproperties/>

6. Close Notepad and save your changes.

7. Open the copy in RoboHelp – you can now work on the project as if it had never been associated with RSC! – and use the Add to Version Control option to add the copy to its new location in RSC.