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Version Control for MicroEdge Visual SlickEdit

Visual SlickEdit is a popular programmer's editor for Windows and UNIX. (home: http://www.slickedit.com ). 

To add version control support (VCS) to SlickEdit follow these steps:

  1. Install CS-RCS and follow the tutorial.

  2. Add the lines below to your USERVC.SLK file (located at your VSLICK folder, create a new file if not found.). Note: Adjust the CS-RCS\System folder to your system settings.

  3. Activate SlickEdit.

  4. Choose the Project | Check In… menu.

  5. Choose CS-RCS as the active Version Control System

  6. Click on Setup

  7. Check the Auto Check-out on Edit and Set Files to Read Only on Check In options.

  8. Click OK (twice).

CS-RCS Operations: (operations are performed on the file selected on the active buffer)

  • Add to RCS -- To add a new file to the repository, choose the Project | Check In… menu. Check the New Archive File option and click OK. Note: By default, files added to the repository are initially locked by you.

  • Unlock (workgroup setup only) -- To release a file lock, choose the Project | Check In… menu. Check the Discard Changes option and click OK. Note: You can also use the Check Out command as explained below.

  • Lock (workgroup setup only) -- To lock a file, choose the Project | Check Out… menu. Clear the Read Only option and click OK.

  • Check-out the head revision -- To Revert to the head revision, choose the Project | Check Out… menu. Set the Read Only option as desired and click OK.

  • Check-in -- To add a new file revision to the repository, choose the Project | Check In… menu and click OK.

The following lines are to be added to the USERVC.SLK / VCSYSTEM.SLK file: (located at the VSLICK folder ; Adjust the csrcs.exe path to your system settings)

[CS-RCS]
checkin_new="C:\Program Files \ComponentSoftware \CS-RCS \System \csrcs.exe" create %f
checkout="C:\Program Files\ComponentSoftware\CS-RCS\System\csrcs.exe" co /l /q %f
checkin="C:\Program Files\ComponentSoftware\CS-RCS\System\csrcs.exe" ci /u %f
checkout_read_only="C:\Program Files \ComponentSoftware \CS-RCS \System \csrcs.exe" co /u /q %f
checkin_discard="C:\Program Files\ComponentSoftware\CS-RCS\System\csrcs.exe" co /u /q %f
archive_filespec=*.*,v

Current add-on version: 1.0

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Last modified:
May 31, 2007