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Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Changelog

What's new in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.5

Dec 28, 2018
  • Improved the Export feature in the file history explorer to support exporting differences of all history versions to .csv or .txt.
  • New check-in actions performed on a shared file from other shared locations is now recorded with full paths of the shared locations in the file history explorer.
  • SmtpClient.dll (part of the SourceAnywhere Server program) is updated to support .NET Framework v4.
  • Fixed the bug where the SourceAnywhere service might stop working at Branch action if the Email Notification feature was turned off in Server Manager.
  • Fixed the bug where a local file opened in Visual Studio didn't get auto reloaded with the latest update from the server if the server version had the same file size as the local one.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.4 (Dec 24, 2017)

  • Improved the Find in Files feature to support searching special characters.
  • Added Purge and WildcardSearch commands to the Command Line Client.
  • Purge:
  • Purge deleted items from the repository. The purged items cannot be recovered.
  • Required Params: -server, -port, -username, -pwd, -repository, -prj;
  • Optional Params: -file -comment, -ptype, -pserver, -pport, -puser, -ppwd.
  • WildcardSearch
  • Searches files which match the input string.
  • Required Params: -server, -port, -username, -pwd, -repository, -wildcard -prj;
  • Optional Params: -r -ptype, -pserver, -pport, -puser, -ppwd.
  • Added Next and Previous buttons to the Version Details dialog. Click here to view large picture.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.3 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • Added 'Repository Administrator' group. A repository administrator is allowed to manage a specific repository via Server Manager.
  • Greatly improved the performance when branching a large project via Windows GUI Client.
  • Working folder path and cloaked project info are now saved to the SQL Server database.
  • Added support for Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 protocol
  • Added a "Branch after share" option to directly branch a shared file when you drag and drop to share a file.
  • Added an option to filter shared files in the Status Search dialog box.
  • Improved the display of shared file history in the Show History dialog box by filtering duplicated info.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.2 (Dec 7, 2016)

  • Added new methods BranchFileEx and BranchProject in the Command Line Client.
  • Improved the method GetProject that a project could be downloaded by version or by label.
  • Improved Share command that the default target path is the item's parent folder.
  • Improved contents type to display all information or error only.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.1 (Sep 16, 2014)

  • Improved folder level Branch & Merge:
  • Type of Merge, Recover, Edit is now supported.
  • Merge result can be exported.
  • Improved merge by label.
  • Improved Project & File Branches Property interface.
  • Added auto detection of server names and instance names of SQL Servers when installing the server.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 6.0 (Jul 30, 2014)

  • Added folder-level Branch & Merge:
  • Branch: Folder and file items can be branched directly to another location without being shared first.
  • Merge: Branched folder and file items can be combined into one location.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 5.1 (Mar 19, 2014)

  • Added two new folder-level permissions, “Web Deploy” and “List Folder Content”.
  • Enhanced Keyword Expansion support for TSQL.
  • Improved performance of the SourceAnywhere Server during concurrent operation execution.
  • Enhanced usability and user-friendliness during installation, and during regular program use.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 5.0 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • A built-in database has been added as an option during the installation of the SourceAnywhere Server.
  • Now you can choose either the built-in database or your own Microsoft SQL Server as the database backend.
  • Further improved security and stability of SourceAnywhere.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.4.1 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • Added 64-bit SourceAnywhere Server. With the 64-bit server, the capacity and performance on server-side is greatly improved.
  • Fixed a bug in branch and share operations.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.3 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • Improved the performance of file transfer for the “Get” and “Check out” operations, especially for local teams.
  • Optional warnings available at Tools->Options. You can choose to display a warning message when:
  • Check out an already checked out file
  • Exit SourceAnywhere Client when there are checked out items
  • Delete/purge a file or project
  • More options in the “Add Files” dialog:
  • You can “Check out Immediately” the added files
  • You can “Remove local copy” of the added files
  • Now you can do Diff when you check in a file or project
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.3 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • Added Share Command in the right-click menu
  • Fixed bug where 'Delete' keyboard command doesn't work in Source Location bar
  • Fixed bug where using keyboard command to select file doesn't work when file list is not sorted by name
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.2 (Feb 17, 2014)

  • Fully support Visual Studio 2012
  • Added features & improvements in Command Line Client:
  • Added User parameter (for Status command) to return a list of files checked out by a specified user.
  • Added Diff command to detect if a local copy is identical with the latest server version.
  • Added Link command to return all share links of a specific file.
  • Improved GetFilesHistory command and GetProjectHistory command. Both now support displaying comment column.
  • Improved GetFileList command to display folder list in the result window.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.1 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • Added support for sharing files and folders via drag & drop.
  • Added support to display complete check-out user list in SourceAnywhere Explorer when a file is checked out by multiple users.
  • Added auto refresh option.
  • With it enabled, SourceAnywhere will automatically refresh the file list to keep information displayed in SourceAnywhere Explorer up to date.
  • Improved user experience on File Properties Dialog:
  • Added scroll bar in Links tab
  • Links are now sorted correctly in Links tab
  • Remember the last selected tab
  • Improved Command Line Client:
  • Added MultipleCheckouts parameter to CheckOutFile and CheckOutProject commands
  • Added Status command to return a list of all checked out files
  • Added support to delete files in the result window of Wildcard/Status Search and File in Files.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 4.0 (Nov 1, 2012)

  • Added the Find in Files function to facilitate searching among projects for files containing specified string. It can be achieved in Tools | Find in Files.
  • Change the default value of the Local Path in Show History | Diff | Target Path |Browse to based on local working folder.
  • The same is applied for Show Differences as well.
  • Added support to search for label in Show Label dialog box.
  • Comments can be saved as templates on the Server side and users can select a comment template when checking in files.
  • In Visual Studio, when switching projects that reside in different repositories, user will be asked to reselect from repository.
  • Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 3.0.1 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Fixed the following bugs in VSS Import Tool:
  • Incomplete log file.
  • File Content dialog may be not closed after the import completes in some situations.
  • Concurrent file access issue.
  • Fixed bug where sorting by filename in Pending Checkins window doesn't work properly.
  • Fixed bug where keyword expansion may cause EOL issue in rare situations.
  • Fixed bug if you perform Get Latest Version on checked-out files to other folders, the files become writable.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 3.0 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • New core functions:
  • Support for Multiple SQL Server Databases as Storage.
  • Advantages: 1. Facilitate individual repository backup. 2. Break through database storage limitation of free SQL Server Express. More Info
  • Email Notification System:
  • Assigned receivers will receive notification emails when specific events, such as check-out/check-in/Label, are triggered. More Info
  • Pending Checkins window:
  • It displays all files checked out by the current user. Tracking check-out path (including computer name) is also supported. More Info
  • Shelve/Unshelve pending changes.
  • Display File Status in the Windows Client Explorer.
  • File status is shown as a column in the explorer pane. Five file statuses are supported: Normal, Missing, Old, Modified, and Unknown. More Info
  • Set proxy server on Cache Server side.
  • Core performance improvements:
  • Dramatically improved overall performance by introducing ZIP compression technique on network layer.
  • Greatly speeded up Show Project History operation, especially for projects with lots of history records.
  • Optimized Refresh behavior on project tree.
  • Optimized integration with Visual Studio. Add-in technology is applied to reduce unnecessary refresh event.
  • Cache file optimization. SourceAnywhere Standalone now supports writing cache into memory. The performance improvement is obvious when the cache size is larger than 3 MB.
  • Optimized Project Security page in Server Manager. It's now much faster to check the user rights.
  • User experience improvements:
  • Added prompt messages in the following situations to double ensure the operation:
  • Performing Check In/ Undo Check Out operations on shared files which were checked out to another location.
  • Performing Check Out/ Undo Check Out operation on files which were checked out by others.
  • Performing Check In/ Undo Check Out operations on a file which was checked out on another PC.
  • Security:
  • Users can now only see repositories to which they have access right on connecting to SourceAnywhere Standalone Server. More Info
  • Project structure is hidden from users without read right to its parent folder.
  • Convenience:
  • Automatically perform Web Deploy operation on web files on check-in. More Info
  • Adjustable window display modes: Floating, Dockable, Auto Hide and Hide.
  • Remember the Client status when exiting.
  • Display working folder path as hyperlink.
  • Batch operations supported in Status/Wildcard Search Result Dialog Box.
  • "Mergeable file type" configuration is cancelled. Show Difference operation is always supported for non-binary files.
  • Show History operation supported in Project Difference Dialog Box.
  • Added Source Location bar which enable users to locate to a specific project directly.
  • Added "Error Report" field in the Monitor window of VSS Import Tool to help users pinpoint the failed imported files.
  • Added modeless window viewing mode.
  • Added optional merge modes.
  • Other minor improvements:
  • Keep internal share links of a project when performing Branch on it.
  • Optimized the comment type of Keyword Expansion feature.
  • Optimized the messages returned by Web Deploy operation.
  • Improved Add Files dialog box.
  • Added more file extensions as default non-binary file.
  • Bug fixes
  • Fixed bug where other users fail to get the updated file without reopening it when the size of a file remain the same after being edited in Visual Studio IDE Client.
  • Fixed bug where the label is inherited incorrectly when adding a label on a labeled project version.
  • Fixed bug where users cannot add new items to an existing label in Label Promotion Dialog Box.
  • Fixed bug where the status of web-deployable folders may get lost when re-opening the Client.
  • Fixed abnormal display bug in Project Diff Result Dialog Box.
  • Fixed bug where "The parent project not found in the label tree" error may occur during importing VSS database.
  • Fix bug where the comment format generated by Keyword Expansion feature might lead to compilation error in Visual Studio.
  • Fixed bug where VSS Import Tool fails to import the deleted files in VSS database.
  • Other minor fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 2.3.1 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Enhanced MSSCCI Plug-in:
  • Added support for moving files and folders.
  • Increased performance of MSSCCI plug-in by 30%~50% when working with large projects.
  • Improved integration with SQL Server Management Studio and uniPaaS.
  • Improved support for Web Projects in Visual Studio.
  • Significant improvements of VSS Import Tool:
  • Enabled the users work normally while import is still in process. Users are able to access/edit the data once the latest versions of files/projects are imported.
  • Divided VSS database importing process into four stages: import items, import file content, import pin status and import labels.
  • Greatly improved performance by introducing multi-threading technology.
  • Improved performance of refreshing projects.
  • Optimized Label import.
  • Improved stability.
  • Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 2.3 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Added Ant Plug-in which allows users to integrate SourceAnywhere Standalone with Ant which supports automatic building. More info
  • Added support for Windows Integrated Authentication.
  • Added project diff functionality to SourceAnywhere Standalone Java Client.
  • Show Difference operation improved:
  • Users can use Show Differences command to compare a file/project to any of their own versions or to others in a local or server path.
  • Added View Options in the Show Differences dialog box when comparing projects.
  • Added Ignore Tab and Ignore White Space options to the Difference option.
  • Added Wildcard Search functionality to SourceAnywhere Standalone Windows Client, which allows users to use wildcard characters while searching for files.
  • Users can now deploy files in a web project.
  • Added a dialog box which appears when users try to delete an item which is already deleted from the project.
  • Users can now alter comments through Version Details.
  • Added Remote Size column in the Search Result dialog box.
  • Added tooltip in the dialog box which prompts when checking out or getting a file when a writable and modified copy already exists in the working folder.
  • Fixed bug where registry info of SourceAnywhere Standalone persists after uninstalling SourceAnywhere Standalone.
  • Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 2.2 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • Project Diff operation greatly improved in Windows GUI Client.
  • The performance is greatly improved and the interface is more friendly.
  • Allows users to perform operations, such as Add Files, Delete, Get, Check Out/In, Undo Check Out, Show Difference, Reconcile All, in the Project Difference dialog box.
  • Added Advanced options for choosing files to show in the Project Differences dialog box.
  • Added Annotate functionality, which enables users to easily determine who and when made the last changes on each individual section of file.
  • MergeHero interface greatly improved. More like Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Visual Merge. More friendly to use.
  • Added Changed Text marker to designate conflicting changes to a file.
  • Added optional way to apply/remove changes - by left clicking the button-like lines in the top two panes.
  • For File Diff, added display options for Ignore Tabstop and Ignore White Space.
  • For Directory Diff, added display options for showing only the files exist in the left/right side, or only the identical/different ones in both places. (Show Left-Only Files, Show Right-Only Files, Show Identical Files, Show Different Files).
  • Added support for Dreamweaver CS3.
  • Added "Remember Password" option in Login dialog box of GUI Client, Visual Studio IDE Client and Eclipse Plug-in.
  • Improved COM SDK.
  • Fixed bug where Working Folder positioning failed in the Add Files dialog box when some special software is included in the Folders pane.
  • Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.

New in Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere 2.1 (Jan 3, 2012)

  • The database of SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.1 is compatible with the database of SourceAnywhere Hosted.
  • Added Encrypt/Decrypt page in Server Manager which allows users to encrypt or decrypt databases to ensure the data security.
  • Web Deploy functionality optimized. A web project can be deployed to a FTP server, or multiple FTP servers. And the performance is improved by deploying only changes made in projects.
  • SourceAnywhere Standalone is improved to support Eclipse 3.3.
  • Java Client can be launched directly by double-clicking the application.
  • Added export functionality which allows users to export file/project history, search result and file list.
  • SSL root certificate is exported and imported automatically when using SSL encryption.
  • Added Description and Email columns in Users page of Server Manager.
  • Allows users to see users count in Server Manager.
  • Added a file state in IDE Client which helps users judge whether the local copy is the latest version.
  • Fixed bug where Server IP in Service Relation page of Cache Server Manager cannot be domain name.
  • Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.