One of the features I was looking forward to in FB5 was the integration of SourceControl. It would be so nice to bring up my Final Builder script, Final Builder prompt me to check it out before I start editing the file, just like it works in Visual Studio. However, I see that this integration is tied to Visual Source Safe, which is what I am moving away from and into Team Foundation Server, so I really do not want to go back there.
Do you guys have plans to include Version Control in Team Foundation Server as well? or is this integration going to end with VSS.
Thanks
Donald
Hi Donald,
FinalBuilder 5’s SCC integration uses the MSSCCAPI, and can support any source control tool with an SCC provider. You can download the Team Foundation SCC provider here:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=58454
(Where did you get the idea that it was only for Source Safe?)
Regards,
Angus
PS If you’re using the beta, please get the latest build (30) cos it fixes some minor annoyances with the SCC interface. Use the check for updates feature in the existing beta to check.
Thanks Angus,
It never occured to me that I would need the MSSCCI Provider Tool. I obviously use that to work with Team Server from my Visual Studio 2003 projects. What happened was that I was working on a Virtual PC image of a Team Foundation Server implemention with the Beta of Final Builder 5 and the MSSCCI was not installed on it, so all that I saw for SourceControl was SourceSafe and SourceSafe on the web. Now that I installed the MSSCCI, I am able to connect to the Team Server Version Control. My other wish was to indicate when I have a project checked out or checked in but I see that you do have a status indication at the bottom of the screen.
I think this may be the single most important feature to get me to upgrade to Version 5 as soon as it is released, as it works exactly the way that I work. In the IDE, check out the file, make the change, test the change, and check it in with a comment and a work item. How cool is that.