I have used GitHub in the past for source control in VFP but I used it via MS Visual Studio and checked out/in through that. Is there a way that Visual FoxPro 9 can integrate GitHub seamlessly like it does Visual Source Safe? Looking for a way to use GitHub and VFP without having to use a different tool at the same time.
You're in luck since Doug Hennig will hold a session about exactly that next week, on Virtual Foxfest. Have a look at https://virtualfoxfest.com/sessions.aspx
Git doesn't work like Visual SourceSafe or other classic source integration tools where files were locked. With Git your files are never locked and you can work on anything, so there's really no need to have tight integration because all you do is merge your changes when you're ready.
While it could be done, the question you gotta ask is why? There are tons of Git IDE style tools that are optimized for this task many of them free and that will be much better and more complete than any integrated solution.
Here are some tools:
- GitHub Desktop
- SourceTree
- SmartGit (commercial) (this is what I use)
- GitKraken (free for public repos)
- Tower
Visual Studio Code also has very good Git integration and you can use it with FoxPro files (I use it in combination with the VFP IDE).
+++ Rick ---
I was looking to see if there were tools that I wasnt aware of that integrated like Visual SourceSafe does without issue. I dont have a problem using Visual Studio as I have used it before.
Most Fox programmers these days use FoxBin2Prg instead of SourceSafe. I am willing to bet that Doug will cover how to use it in his session, and how to automate it from VFP using Thor tools.