ViCiouS Pro Release 1.02.09
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ViCiouS Pro is the version control safety net for teams and individuals
using Borland Delphi and C++ Builder.
Features
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* Supports any type of file
Use it to manage your Delphi projects, design documents, help files,
test data, batch files, and demos.
* File Families
Two or more files can be recognized and manipulated as one logical file.
For example, the files ABOUT.DFM and ABOUT.PAS would be recognized as a
Delphi form and handled together as one file. ViCiouS Pro is bundled with
file family definitions for:
1. Delphi projects, forms, and units
2. C++ Builder projects, forms, and units
3. Resource files
4. Paradox tables
5. dBase tables
Note: You can use or change the definitions provided as well as create your
own family definitions.
* Integrates with your development tools
ViCiouS Pro integrates directly with the Integrated Development Environment
(IDE) for Delphi 1 through Delphi 4, C++ Builder 1, and C++ Builder 3. It
not only allows you quick access to version control operations but also
seamlessly handles project groups and data modules.
* Usable outside of a development environment
ViCiouS Pro includes an Archive Explorer that provides access to your
projects and files outside of the IDEs.
* Share files
Re-use your code by sharing it across multiple projects. Allows you to
update code in one spot and have the change automatically cascade to the
other projects.
* Customize shared files
When you find it necessary to tailor a shared file to a customer’s specific
needs, use Customize to branch an instance of a shared file from the main
line of development.
* Synchronize projects
For team development, Synchronize makes sure the latest project changes
are retrieved to your working directory. This feature is also useful for
updating working directories containing shared files.
* Keyword expansion
Embed version control information and comments within your files as they
are checked in. You have control over keywords and can make standardized
history blocks on a per file extension basis (i.e., you can use one format
for C++ files and a totally different layout for Object Pascal files).
Even better! Allow keyword expansion to embed release information within
your files as you retrieve a release. Now your About box will contain the
correct release name, release date, and release time.
* Visual differencing
ViCiouS Pro uses the Beyond Compare file comparison toolkit licensed from
Scooter Software. Visual differencing allows you to see the changes in
your source code files and in Delphi form files. Differencing is
integrated with the check in process, the Archive Explorer, and the Show
History feature.
* Label files
Allows you to attach a name to a specific file version for future reference.
* Create snapshot
Allows you to stamp a product release (i.e., ‘1.0’, ‘3.1.05’).
* Show History
Provides a detailed history of your archive directories and files, listing
information on an event-by-event basis. Allows you to view the comments
associated with each event and to retrieve older versions of your files.
* Hide files
When a file is no longer needed for a project, the Hide file feature allows
you to retain the file in the archive yet exclude it from further
development. Hidden files may be restored to active status at any time.
* View files based upon status
Allows you to see hidden files, checked out files, or files checked out by
specific users.
* Centralized Archive
All files are stored in compressed format in a centralized archive
accessible via a Local Area Network (LAN). Supports multiple projects
organized into their individual directory structures. As a result, your
archive directory structure can mirror your development directory structure.
* Multiple archive support
For those situations where you need to separate your source code down
project or functional lines, use the multiple archive support to quickly
create and switch between source code archives.
* Multi-user
From one to twenty users may work from the same source code archive.
There is no limit imposed on the number of users, however we see twenty as
the realistic upper bound.
* User identification
Login ID and an optional password identify users. Users are automatically
connected to the source code archive if they have logged into the
workstation on Windows NT & Windows 95.
* Integrity checking
ViCiouS Pro calculates a CRC for each file as it is checked into the
archive. When a file is checked out, the CRC is recalculated and compared
to the original CRC. This verifies that what you put in is what you get
out.
* Administration tool
The included admin tool allows you to create and modify users and file
family definitions.
* Data Maintenance
You now have the tools to check and maintain the integrity of your database
indices and tables. A requirement despite ViCiouS Pro’s great safety
record.
File Families
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Have you ever copied a Delphi *.PAS file and forgotten to also copy the
associated *.DFM file? What about that resource file and its associated
include file? ViCiouS Pro refers to these as file families.
A file family is a set of files bearing the same filename, having unique
extensions, and requiring the presence of one another to produce your
product.
When you tell ViCiouS Pro that you want to add a Delphi project file to the
archive, ViCiouS Pro will bring along its *.OPT or *.DOF and *.RES files.
You won't have to deal with three files, only one. Better yet, ViCiouS Pro
lets you customize its file families. You can modify the definitions
delivered with the product or create your own.
Technical Support
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SureHand Software is committed to delivering quality products. If you
should encounter problems with this product or have questions concerning its
use, contact SureHand Software through one of the following means:
Email: Support@SureHand.com
Web site: http://www.surehand.com/feedback.htm
Mailing address:
SureHand Software
8816 Manchester, Box 193
St. Louis, MO 63144
Phone: (314) 963-1935
Fax: (314) 968-2964
Barring holidays and vacation, SureHand Software will respond within two
business days upon receipt of a problem or question.
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