I did find something that converts straight from VSS to git. And it has shown itself to be quick. Though the way I used VSS has some deeply nested projects. This tool is putting everything that deep, leaving a lot of blank folders to move through.
https://github.com/trevorr/vss2git
Though I haven't worked out how to catch and put in the FoxBin2PRG conversion of the binary files yet.
Have a look. I know it will make my life somewhat easier. It keeps all the history.
Tracy
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Richard Kaye Sent: Friday, January 04, 2019 5:05 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: VSS to git conversion
Before FB2P was released I would have recommended SCCTEXTX as it did address all the shortcomings of the VFP supplied SCCTEXT tool. But FB2P works brilliantly, has tools to add it to Explorer's Send To menu, and seamlessly handles two way conversions of VFP binaries. Highly recommended as John Dvorak used to say in PCMag...
I've also started playing with PEx and Git for the same reasons as you; getting out of VSS. I can't speak to the preservation of SCC history in terms of a migration but the general integration of PEx with Git works in a manner very similar to the native Project Explorer SCC integration. Getting that initial dump into Git and in general getting comfortable with Git is my biggest hurdle so far. But I'm determined to make the migration in 2019.
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rk
-----Original Message----- From: ProfoxTech profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com On Behalf Of Tracy Pearson Sent: Friday, January 4, 2019 4:25 PM To: profoxtech@leafe.com Subject: RE: VSS to git conversion
Fletcher,
We used the default SCCTEXT.PRG is what creates the VCA and SCA files stored in VSS next to the binary files. However, attempting to DIFF that did not always work out well. VFP would move some records around when editing a method. It would look like a big chunk of the form or class library had been removed from higher up, and then added back in down below. Which is actually the case, since that code is stored in a memo field. Change a memo field. The old value is still in the FPT until it's packed out. The new value is added to the end.
I understand the FoxBin2PRG fixes that problem. It also enables just the text version to be stored in the source control because it can be turned back in to a binary file.
Thank you, Tracy
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