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RE: New to CVS
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Zieg, Mark |
Subject: |
RE: New to CVS |
Date: |
Mon, 07 Oct 2002 10:15:09 -0400 |
> > "BUT" I was wondering if it can handle excel .xls files?
> > and word .doc files the same way it can handle .txt files?
> > as I am looking for something that can do what cvs can do
> > but i have spreadsheets that about two or three people will
> > need to edit and update at a time. At the min they have to
> > wait for each other to get out of the file.
>
> No. It can store them, but it can't automatically merge
> changes the way it can with text files. (Unless you already
> have tools that can merge changes and apply the patches that
> have been posted here to allow CVS to use external merge
> tools.)
(This is a quasi-commerical plug, but hopefully it won't get me kicked off
the list.)
<plug>
I myself use CVS to control the Word docs associated with my project code,
but the process confuses some project members who find the process a little
alien to their typical Microsoft metaphor.
For situations that are primarily dealing with Office files, you might try
this, which "feels more natural" to many non-programmers:
http://www.documentlocator.com
</plug>
- New to CVS, Rob Beach, 2002/10/03
- RE: New to CVS,
Zieg, Mark <=