Files Tab (IDE Options)

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Options

Options for local copies of files.

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

Sets the read-only flag on files in your working folder. Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted assumes that files in your working folder that you don't have checked out are read-only. 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.

Duration for file status caching

IDE caches file status. This option specifies the duration for the file status caching.

Compare files by

This option allows you to set 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 modification 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

When you get or check out a file, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Hosted copies the file into your working folder. If there is already a writable copy of the file in your working folder, replacing the file may erase your work.

Ask: A dialog box is displayed to give you an option each time.

Replace: Replaces (overwrites) the 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.

Set date/time on local files

This option allows you to specify 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 terminator

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 working folder copy differs from the repository copy can be set in Compare files by option.