Can you use RoboSourceControl 3 on local hard drive?

Report · Mar 05, 2009

Hello,

I'm researching how to use RoboSource Control 3 and am not sure that I'm understanding how to get it set up. I've read quite a few forum questions and answers, including "Use RoboSourceControl 3 without RoboServer," and spent a good bit in the RoboSource Control 3 help file and I still am missing something. It is my understanding from what the help states, that you need to have RoboHelp Server installed to use RoboSource 3. In my readings on the forum, I saw something that says you don't need RoboHelp Server to use RSC3. The help instructions state that you need to create a database and set up a connection to a server, but I know that we can't work on the server, so would this just be to store the full project - not just the output? Is it possible to use RoboSource 3 on your hard drive only. If so, how can this work?

The only purpose that our team really needs it is so we can keep versions temporarily - for instance until we are certain that the changes we make to a project are going to be released. We have tossed around the idea of creating backup folders for each, then deleting them when we are certain we won't need it, but the concern is that these won't get deleted (too busy and forget) and then we have oodles of files just sitting there taking up space.

Thanks for any direction on this.

Michele

Report · Mar 05, 2009

RSC3 is a repository database that tracks versions for you. It can be installed on a server (RoboHelp Server not needed) or on a local machine if that user will be the only one accessing the project.

If on a local machine, you would establish a separate directory for your RSC database and a separate directory for your project's "working folder." Also, there's no need to involve your output files (it's called source control, after all).

Good luck,
Leon

Report · Mar 05, 2009

Hi Suzie

In addition to what Leon offered, perhaps the article linked below will be helpful.

Click here to read

Cheers... Rick