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Subject:Re: Change Control Software From:"D. Margulis" <ampersandvirgule -at- WORLDNET -dot- ATT -dot- NET> Date:Tue, 2 Jun 1998 16:47:51 -0400
Beatriz,
In the environment I'm working in now, the developers are using Visual
SourceSafe to deal with version control on their code, and I am getting
ready to set up a doc control system under it as well. From the little
bit I've had a chance to look at it, I think it will work for the
purpose, with a little manual tweaking (like setting up a numbering
system, a readable index, and some procedures to use).
If you or anyone else on the list wants to jump in and tell my why this
would not be a good idea, this would be a good time.
Dick
Beatriz Preece wrote:
>
> Hi all!
>
> I have been assigned to do a research to find a good Version Control Software for
> online and hardcopy documentation. We currently develop two software packages,
> one is client server based and developed with Power Builder, the other is a GUI
> over a mainframe developed with Visual Basic. We currently use RoboHelp 4.0 and
> MS Word 7.0 to develop our documentation. If any of you have had any experience
> with versioning tools you can write me off the list at bpreece -at- csc -dot- com -dot- Thanks.
>
>
