Simple versioning? (solved)

Simple versioning? (solved)

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    May 23, 2011#1

    Hello,

    Although I'm not really a developper, I often do work on small programs/scripts, and so would need some source control so I can try different things while keeping a history of steps I tried.

    A real SCM, even as light as Fossil, seems a pretty heavy solution, and saving a file manually through eg. File > Make Copy/Backup > make new name with date+time > Save is a bit annoying.

    I was wondering if someone had built some add-on to UltraEdit so that I could simply hit a menu item, and the current file would be saved as a revision and let me go on while providing a history of the changes I made at each milepoint?

    Thank you.

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      Re: Simple versioning?

      May 23, 2011#2

      UltraEdit has built-in support for version backup. Once enabled every save results in creating a new backup with a new version number. See Advanced - Configuration - File Handling - Backup.

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        Re: Simple versioning?

        May 23, 2011#3

        Thanks, I didn't know UE could do that.

        However, is there a way to manually save a new version? I hit CTRL-S very often just in case XP crashes, but I don't want to create a new version every time.

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          Re: Simple versioning?

          May 23, 2011#4

          fredtheman wrote:However, is there a way to manually save a new version?
          Yes, with a VBS or BAT file executed as a user tool with "%f" on the command line and option Save active file enabled. The user tool can be added to the toolbar or executed by hotkey. The VBS or BAT file has to find out itself the next number for the file with the name passed to the VBS or BAT file to create a copy of it with a new number.

          But you have to take into account that the VBS or BAT file creates a copy of the just saved file and not of the last saved file before saving the file as UltraEdit does with version backup. So the last version backup created by the VBS or BAT file is equal the saved file when you close UltraEdit after running the user tool to create a version backup manually.

          BTW: UltraEdit can restore file content on crash of UltraEdit or Windows. So it is quite safe to not save a modified file for hours because the temporary file used in the background is updated on hard disk nevertheless often (more or less on every change). You could also use automatic save in regular intervals if you want your files often saved for safety. As you can see on the options of version backup, UltraEdit does by default not create a version backup on automatic save. It is necessary to additionally enable version backup on automatic save.

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            Re: Simple versioning?

            May 23, 2011#5

            Thanks for the tip. I'll check it out.

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              Re: Simple versioning?

              May 24, 2011#6

              fredtheman wrote:I was wondering if someone had built some add-on to UltraEdit so that I could simply hit a menu item, and the current file would be saved as a revision and let me go on while providing a history of the changes I made at each milepoint?
              I'd use either Subversion or Git. It's not quite a drop-in solution; a little configuration would be required.
              Both can be integrated into UE by creating user tools (under Advanced->Tool Configuration) to invoke the command-line programs for whatever functionality you want. (commit, revert, etc.)

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                Re: Simple versioning?

                May 25, 2011#7

                Thanks for the idea. The problem is that even a very simple SCM like Fossil requires sending different commands:
                1. Make a connection to the repository (C:\fossil.exe open c:\repo)
                2. If this is a new file, add it from UE into the repository (C:\fossil.exe add c:\Ultra Edit\myfile.txt)
                3. Check in the file before making some changes (C:\fossil.exe commit), which requires adding a comment
                How do you guys use an SCM with UE? Is there an easier way?

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                  Re: Simple versioning?

                  May 25, 2011#8

                  fredtheman wrote:How do you guys use an SCM with UE?
                  The only SCM I currently have integrated into UE is ClearCase. I have user tools for
                  • checkout: cleartool checkout -nc "%f"
                  • checkin: cleartool checkin "%f"
                  • revert: cleartool uncheckout -rm "%f"
                  • ...and a few others
                  I created a custom toolbar and added these user tools to it (the icons are cribbed from ClearQuest).
                  clearquest_toolbar.png (1.25KiB)
                  Custom toolbar for ClearQuest user tools

                  You could do something similar for SVN. You wouldn't need a "checkout" command, the checkin command would be svn commit "%f", etc. Note that SVN supports file:/// URLs for repositories. That means that your repo can be a local folder. You don't need a server process and don't need to connect to anywhere. You would need to create a repository up front and create a "checkout" of it in another folder (wherever you want to work from). After that you would just add files/commit changes.

                  Using a real SCM is far superior to numbered extensions or folders and only slightly harder to set up.

                  If you're willing to forgo UE integration Tortoise SVN is pretty nice. It integrates into Windows Explorer as a shell extension. You still have to create a repo and initial checkout, but it's more user-friendly than using command-line utilities. You would do all SVN actions in Explorer instead of UE. (Tortoise SVN doesn't have the command-line utilities necessary to support UE integration. You could install the base SVN utilities to do it but then you have to be careful to keep the versions of SVN and Tortoise in sync.)

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                    Re: Simple versioning?

                    May 25, 2011#9

                    Thanks much for the feedback.

                    After playing with Fossil, I think it could be good enough for what I need. I don't mind keeping all UE-editable files on a given partition, so I just need to create a new repository at the root of the partition, "open" it once, and from then on, I just need to add new files/commit existing files for Fossil to handle versioning.

                    Just one thing, though: Since adding a file that is already in the repository does nothing negative, I can simplify things in UE by simply calling the two commands one after the other, ie. Add, followed by Commit.
                    But is it possible to call two commands in the "Command Line" item in the Tool Configuration dialog? Something like "fossil.exe add "%f" ; fossil.exe commit -m "some comment"".

                    I suspect it's not possible, in which case I'll have to write a script and call it through the Advanced menu.

                    Thank you.

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                      Re: Simple versioning?

                      May 26, 2011#10

                      fredtheman wrote:But is it possible to call two commands in the "Command Line" item in the Tool Configuration dialog? Something like "fossil.exe" add "%f" ; fossil.exe commit -m "some comment".
                      It is not possible to run two commands from a command line in one user tool. But you can call a batch file which executes both commands.

                      Command line of user tool: "Path to batch file\AddAndCommit.bat" "%f"

                      Content of AddAndCommit.bat:

                      @echo off
                      fossil.exe add %1
                      fossil.exe commit -m "some comment"


                      %1 references the first parameter of the batch file which is the full file name in double quotes according to command line of the user tool.

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                        Re: Simple versioning?

                        May 26, 2011#11

                        Thanks, it worked fine without displaying the DOS box. I'll just add a second command to the UE menu so I can go back to the previous revision in case what I tried didn't work.

                        I have another question: I'd like to add a "Revert" item in UE, so the user can... discard the changes he made to the live file and revert to the last revision in the repository.

                        Problem is, Fossil requires passing the full path to the file, but without the drive name.

                        For instance, after adding "d:\some\where\myfile.txt" to the repository, its path in the repo is "some/where/myfile.txt", so if I want to retrieve the latest revision, I must type:

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                        c:\fossil.exe revert "some/where/myfile.txt"
                        According to the CHM help file, in the "Tool Configuration command (Advanced menu)", UE (15.10) doesn't provide the full path to a file without its prepented drive name.

                        Does the latest version of UE provide this, or must I write a second batch file to remove the drive name?

                        Thank you.

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                          Re: Simple versioning?

                          May 26, 2011#12

                          Again no problem with a batch file:

                          @echo off
                          set FileName=%~pnx1
                          set FileName=%FileName:~1%
                          set FileName=%FileName:\=/%
                          c:\fossil.exe revert "%FileName%"
                          set FileName=


                          First line converts first parameter string from "d:\some\where\myfile.txt" to \some\where\myfile.txt

                          Second line removes the first backslash. Third line replaces every backslash by a slash.

                          Because the string value of environment variable FileName does not contain anymore double quote characters around the UNIX file name with path without drive letter, it is necessary to use double quote characters in the call of fossil.exe in case the string contains a space anywhere inside.


                          Where to get the information to manipulate strings in a batch file?

                          Execute in UltraEdit Advanced - DOS Command with the command for /? to get help of DOS command for captured by UltraEdit into a text file and read that help to understand %~pnx1.

                          Execute in UltraEdit Advanced - DOS Command with the command set /? to get help of DOS command set captured by UltraEdit into a text file and read that help to understand %FileName:~1% and %FileName:\=/%.

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                            Re: Simple versioning?

                            May 26, 2011#13

                            Thanks a bunch. I can now successfully try something in a script file, and either commit or revert back to the previous revision :)

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                              Re: [SOLVED] Simple versioning?

                              Jan 26, 2014#14

                              It would be nice if UE would detect then add Menu & toolbars for detected Version Controls. Like TortoiseSVN, TortoiseGit, TortoiseHg, TortoiseCVS.

                              I'm just getting started with playing with TortoiseGit...and well there are a lot of actions...and probably a godly amount of variations that I don't currently have accounted for.

                              Anyways to save others some effort here is a list of what I cobbled together...and well you'll have to pick and choose since I think you can only have like 29 or so User Tools, and I have 41 thus far. :(

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                              ?Not sure of Use?
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                              :conflicteditor
                              
                              
                              Working Directory: "%p"
                              
                              
                              Add Files
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:add
                              
                              Bisect
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:bisect /start
                              
                              Blame
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:blame /path:"%f" /line:%line%
                              
                              Branch
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:branch
                              
                              Cat
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:cat /path:"%f" /savepath:"%pRevision\%n%e" /revision:%modify%
                              
                              CleanUp
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:cleanup
                              
                              Clone
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:clone
                              
                              Commit
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:commit
                              
                              Daemon
                              Command: TTortoiseGitProc.exe /command:daemon
                              
                              Diff
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:diff /path:"%f"
                              
                              Export
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:export
                              
                              Fetch
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:fetch
                              
                              Help
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:help
                              
                              Ignore File
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:ignore /path:"%f"
                              
                              Ignore Folder
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:ignore
                              
                              Log
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:log
                              
                              Merge
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:merge
                              
                              Pull
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:pull
                              
                              Push
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:push
                              
                              Rebase
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:rebase
                              
                              Reference Browse
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:refbrowse
                              
                              Reference Log
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:reflog
                              
                              Remove File
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:remove /path:"%f"
                              
                              Remove Folder
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:remove
                              
                              Rename File
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:rename /path:"%f"
                              
                              Repo Browser
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:repobrowser
                              
                              Repo Create
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:repocreate
                              
                              Repo Status
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:repostatus
                              
                              Resolve File
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:resolve /path:"%f"
                              
                              Revert File
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:revert /path:"%f"
                              
                              Revision Graph
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:revisiongraph
                              
                              Settings General
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:settings
                              
                              Settings Repo
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:settings
                              
                              Show & Compare Differences
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:showcompare
                              
                              Stash Apply
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:stashapply
                              
                              Stash Pop
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:stashpop
                              
                              Stash Save
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:stashsave
                              
                              SubModule Add
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:subadd
                              
                              SubModule Sync
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:subsync
                              
                              SubModule Update
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:subupdate
                              
                              Switch/Checkout
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:switch
                              
                              Synchronize
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:sync
                              
                              Check for Updates
                              TortoiseGitProc /command:updatecheck /visible
                              
                              For some reason I haven't gotten /command:conflicteditor to work.

                              Anyways most of these will work with minor editing for the other Version Control app's I have listed at the top.

                              **Update**

                              TortoiseSVN entries.

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                              ?Not sure of Use?
                              =================
                              :conflicteditor
                              
                              Not using
                              =================
                              :rebuildiconcache
                              :showcompare
                              
                              
                              Working Directory: "%p"
                              
                              
                              Add Files
                              TortoiseProc /command:add /path:"%p"
                              
                              Blame
                              TortoiseProc /command:blame /path:"%f" /line:%line%
                              
                              Cat
                              TortoiseProc /command:cat /path:"%f" /savepath:"%pRevision\%n%e" /revision:%modify%
                              
                              CheckOut
                              TortoiseProc /command:checkout /path:"%p"
                              
                              CleanUp
                              TortoiseProc /command:cleanup /path:"%p"
                              
                              Commit
                              TortoiseProc /command:commit /path:"%f"
                              
                              Copy
                              TortoiseProc /command:copy /path:"%f"
                              
                              Create Patch
                              TortoiseProc /command:createpatch /path:"%p"
                              
                              Diff
                              TortoiseProc /command:diff /path:"%f"
                              
                              Drop Export
                              TortoiseProc /command:dropexport /path:"%p" /droptarget:"%modify%" /overwrite
                              
                              Drop Vendor
                              TortoiseProc /command:dropvendor /path:"%p" /droptarget:"%modify%"
                              
                              Export
                              TortoiseProc /command:export /path:"%p"
                              
                              Help
                              TortoiseProc /command:help
                              
                              Ignore Files
                              TortoiseProc /command:ignore /path:"%f"
                              
                              Import
                              TortoiseProc /command:import /path:"%p"
                              
                              Lock File
                              TortoiseProc /command:lock /path:"%f"
                              
                              Lock Files
                              TortoiseProc /command:lock /path:"%p"
                              
                              Log
                              TortoiseProc /command:log /path:"%p"
                              
                              Merge
                              TortoiseProc /command:merge /path:"%p"
                              
                              Merge All
                              TortoiseProc /command:mergeall /path:"%p"
                              
                              Properties
                              TortoiseProc /command:properties /path:"%p"
                              
                              Relocate
                              TortoiseProc /command:relocate /path:"%p"
                              
                              Remove
                              TortoiseProc /command:remove /path:"%p"
                              
                              Rename
                              TortoiseProc /command:rename /path:"%f"
                              
                              Repo Browser
                              TortoiseProc /command:repobrowser /path:"%p"
                              
                              Repo Create
                              TortoiseProc /command:repocreate /path:"%p"
                              
                              Repo Status
                              TortoiseProc /command:repostatus /path:"%p"
                              
                              Resolve File
                              TortoiseProc /command:resolve /path:"%f"
                              
                              Revert File
                              TortoiseProc /command:revert /path:"%f"
                              
                              Revision Graph
                              TortoiseProc /command:revisiongraph /path:"%p"
                              
                              Settings
                              TortoiseProc /command:settings
                              
                              Switch
                              TortoiseProc /command:switch /path:"%p"
                              
                              Unlock File
                              TortoiseProc /command:unlock /path:"%f"
                              
                              Unlock Files
                              TortoiseProc /command:unlock /path:"%p"
                              
                              Update to Revision...
                              TortoiseProc /command:update /path:"%p" /rev
                              
                              **Update**

                              TortoiseHg Entries

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                              Not using
                              =================
                              about
                              shellconfig
                              thgstatus
                              version
                              
                              
                              Working Directory: "%p"
                              
                              
                              Add
                              thg add
                              
                              Archive
                              thg archive
                              
                              Backout
                              thg backout
                              
                              Bisect
                              thg bisect
                              
                              Blame
                              thg blame "%f" --line %line%
                              
                              Bookmark
                              thg bookmark
                              
                              Clone
                              thg clone
                              
                              Commit
                              thg commit
                              
                              Drag Copy
                              thg drag_copy "%f" "%modify%"
                              
                              Drag Move
                              thg drag_move "%f" "%modify%"
                              
                              Email
                              thg email
                              
                              Forget
                              thg forget
                              
                              Graft
                              thg graft -r %modify%
                              
                              Search
                              thg search
                              
                              Guess
                              thg guess
                              
                              Ignore
                              thg ignore
                              
                              Import
                              thg import
                              
                              Repo Create
                              thg init
                              
                              Log
                              thg log
                              
                              Manifest
                              thg manifest
                              
                              Merge
                              thg merge -r %modify%
                              
                              Post Review
                              thg postreview -r %modify%
                              
                              Purge
                              thg purge
                              
                              Rebase
                              thg rebase -s %modify% -d %modify%
                              
                              Reject File
                              thg rejects "%f"
                              
                              Remove File
                              thg remove "%f"
                              
                              Rename
                              thg rename
                              
                              Repo Config
                              thg repoconfig
                              
                              Resolve
                              thg resolve
                              
                              Revision Details
                              thg revdetails
                              
                              Revert File
                              thg revert "%f"
                              
                              Repository Update
                              thg rupdate
                              
                              Start Server
                              thg serve
                              
                              Shelve
                              thg shelve
                              
                              Sign
                              thg sign
                              
                              Status
                              thg status
                              
                              Strip
                              thg strip
                              
                              Synchronize
                              thg sync
                              
                              Tag
                              thg tag
                              
                              Update
                              thg update
                              
                              User Config
                              thg userconfig
                              
                              Visual Diff
                              thg vdiff
                              

                                Re: [SOLVED] Simple versioning?

                                Feb 03, 2014#15

                                I came across a post on StackOverFlow while looking for a way to execute multiple commands in a single line in DOS...which is for an AutoIt script I'm helping to design for making it easier to do VCS in UltraEdit.

                                Anyways point being is that one right now wouldn't need to use a batch script for a more or less short bit of code.

                                Using Mofi's excellent example..it could be written like so:

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                                set /p FileName=%~pnx1 & set /p FileName=%FileName:~1% & set /p FileName=%FileName:\=/% & c:\fossil.exe revert "%FileName%" & set /p FileName=
                                Well you should...actually haven't tested it. :p

                                Anyways food for thought.