Checking asp.net 2.0 solution in VSS2005

[eramgarden]

We have VSS2005. I wanted to check in the solution. On Solution Explorer, i right clicked and chose "add solution to sourcesafe"...

This added the project to VSS but then i have a "lock" image next to all the files. If I want to work on it, i have to check it out..

I found this link but this is for VSS6.0 that explains the same thing. It does say this the recommanded way to add solution to VSS..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/vssstarttofinish.asp

At my last job, I dont remember us doing that...

Question: Were 3 developers working on the project...should I check the code in VSS from Visual Studio (making other users checkout everytime they want to use a file ) OR add the project to VSS thru VSS itself?

 

[TheWizardofInt]

We have VSS2005. I wanted to check in the solution. On Solution Explorer, i right clicked and chose "add solution to sourcesafe"...

This added the project to VSS but then i have a "lock" image next to all the files. If I want to work on it, i have to check it out..

I found this link but this is for VSS6.0 that explains the same thing. It does say this the recommanded way to add solution to VSS..

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnaspp/html/vssstarttofinish.asp

At my last job, I dont remember us doing that...

Question: Were 3 developers working on the project...should I check the code in VSS from Visual Studio (making other users checkout everytime they want to use a file ) OR add the project to VSS thru VSS itself?

It is doing what it is supposed to be doing

You are checking it out, so that you can make changes to it, and more importantly so that someone else cant while you are.

This side steps the, "Hey, my updates are gone! scream that happens at 3:00pm on a Friday when everyone is moving their changes back to the server