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Options for local file copies.

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Always keep files checked out

When a file is checked in, it cannot be modified. Thus, selecting the Always keep files checked out option enables files to be kept in a checked out status upon Check In, so that they may still be modified after the Check In operation.

Remove local copy after add or check in

Automatically deletes the local file copies after the Add or Check In operation. This helps keep your disk usage to a minimum, and ensures that you always get the most recent version when you start working on a file.

Remove local copy after delete

Automatically deletes both the server files and the local file copies in the current user's working folder after the Delete operation. This helps keep disk clutter to a minimum.

Use read-only flag for files that are not checked out

Sets the read-only flag on the unchecked out files in your working folder. Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted sets the read-only flag when you perform a Get Latest Version, Add, Check In, or Undo Check Out command on a file, and uses it as a signal that you have not been modifying the file.

Display warning for Undo check out of a modified file

Displays the Undo Checkout Modified File dialog box prompting whether you want to undo checkout and lose the changed data in the file.

Compare files by

Sets how Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted determines if your local copy is up-to-date.

• Checksum: Compares by a checksum stored by Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted. Use Checksum comparison for most Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted uses.
   
• Time: Compares the date/time flags. The exact method of date comparison depends on the setting of the Set Date/Time On Local Files:
   
  • If set to Current (the default), when you perform a Check Out or Get command, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted replaces the local file if Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted file's check in time is more recent than the local file's modification time. When you check in, undo check out or get history versions of files, files are compared by Checksum even if you choose to compare files by Time.
     
  • If set to Modification, when you perform a Check Out or Get command, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted replaces the local copy if Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted file's modification time is different from the local copy's modification date.
     
  • If set to Check In, when you perform a Check Out or Get command, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted replaces the local copy if the time of the last check in (or add) is different from the local copy's modification date.

Replace writable files

Specifies how to handle the writable local file if it is different from the file in the server. The following four ways will be behaved:

Ask: Displays a dialog box prompting you whether to leave or replace the local file each time.


Replace: Replaces (overwrites) the local file. 


Skip: Leaves the local file alone (not retrieving the latest version from the server).


Merge: Attempts a three-way merge if the file has been checked out by multiple users including you and your local file version number is smaller than that on the server. Besides, skips the local file copy.

Note: The way how Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted determines if your local file copy differs from the server file can be set in Compare files by option.

Set date/time on local files

Specifies how Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted sets the date/time for files in your working folder. The option you choose is the time you will see when you view files in the Windows Explorer.

• Current: Sets the modification date and time of the local copy to the current date and time, whenever Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted gets a file. This signals the compiler that the file has just changed, and needs to be recompiled. This is the default.
  
  
• Modification: Sets the modification date and time of the local copy to the date and time the file was last modified.
  
  

• Check In: Sets the modification date and time of the local copy to the date and time the file was last checked in.

End-of-Line

The end-of-line terminator for mergeable files may be specified using this option.

The EOL Terminator may need to be changed if the operating system where the working folders reside differs from the operating system Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted Client is currently running on. For example, if Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted Client is running on a Windows operating system but needs to retrieve files to a working folder that is on a Mac OS, you can change the EOL Terminator to Mac(CR) so that files retrieved to the working folder will be displayed correctly.

The options for end-of-line terminator are as follows:

• Native: Keeps the original EOL terminator(s).
  
  
• Windows(\r\n): Uses CRLF
  
  
• Unix(\n): Uses LF
  
  
• Mac(\r): Uses CR

Note: The EOL Terminator will not take effect if your local copy of file is the same as the one in the repository. The way how Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted determines if your local file copy differs from the server file can be set in Compare files by option.