This post originated from an RSS feed registered with .NET Buzz by Korby Parnell. Original Post: How To: Edit a File Checked Out to Another User Feed Title: Korby Parnell Feed URL: /msdnerror.htm?aspxerrorpath=/korbyp/Rss.aspx Feed Description: Copyright 2003 Korby Parnell Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:03:48 GMT ChrisAn's BlogX korbyp@microsoft.com korbyp@microsoft.com Alex Lowe Joins Microsoft http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/korbyp/permalink.aspx/536bb108-6a66-4dc6-8847-69f4d799bb55 http://blogs.gotdotnet.com/korbyp/permalink.aspx/536bb108-6a66-4dc6-8847-69f4d799bb55 Fri, 01 Aug 2003 10:03:48 GMT From ASP.NET MVP to Microsoft .NET Evangelist.  Success is the domain of good guys.  Welcome aboard Alex.  I look forward to meeting you in person.  Thanks to ScottW for posting the big announcement. Este mensaje se proporciona "como está" sin garantías de ninguna clase, y no otorga ningún derecho. Latest .NET Buzz Posts Latest .NET Buzz Posts by Korby Parnell Latest Posts From Korby Parnell

I'm amazed by how often I see this question on the newsgroups and listservers.

faQ: How can I edit a file that another user has checked out?

A: Allow Multiple Checkouts
Iin VSS Administrator: Tools|Options|General|"Allow Mulitiple Checkouts".  The help topic for this option says, "Controls whether many people can check out one file simultaneously. Under ordinary circumstances, only one person can have a file checked out of VSS at one time. If you select this box, however, VSS allows many people to check out the same file. When the first user checks in the file, VSS updates the file; thereafter, VSS merges in all subsequent changes."

For concurrent software development--and especially in Extreme Programming shops--changing this option to TRUE can be quite helpful.

CAUTION: If your team uses VSS to store primarily binary, non-text files (doc, .xls, .dwg, etc), I do not recommend changing this option.  VSS can automatically merge differing versions of text files but cannot do so for binary files.

What do you think? 
Should "Allow Multiple Checkouts" be ON by default? If your team works in multiple checkout mode, how long did it take you to find the feature and how often do merge conflicts occur?

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