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    Making project copy while removed from version control in TFS did not work in RH10

    Tatu Mbili Community Member
    Tatu Mbili Jan 17, 2014 10:59 AM

      Hi all,

       

      I finished one version of my project in RH9, removed it from version control in TFS, copied the entire project to a new folder called RH10, updated the copied project to RoboHelp 10 and then placed it back under version control in TFS. Although my .xpj file is being opened from the new folder, when RH checks in files to TFS, my files are still listed as located in the old RH9 folder on my local machine. I had wanted to keep that old folder as a previous version (luckily I actually made two copies of it when it was out of version control!) but don't know how to set RH10 up so that it is using the files in the new folder and saving them there.

       

      I saw these directions in another post, based on a Rick Stone article which I personally have not been able to find, but am not sure if this works for TFS as well. Caution in this case being the better part of valour, would one of you gurus confirm or deny for me please?

       

      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.

       

       

      Thanks!