Flashbuilder 4 and source control?

In my work environment, we work with multiple source code branches of the same code base.
For example, we often have a private branches for ongoing development, and a trunk branch where everything is integrated. During the course of any one day, we need to switch between working on one branch or the other.
With other toolsets, this is easy - project files are checked into source control, and then checked out of whatever branch and built with no modifications.
Is there a way to do this with Flashbuilder4? The prevailing wisdom here right now is that each time I want to work with a new source code branch, I have to import files from the checked out source directory, set some project settings, and rebuild.
Is there a better way?

I'm with Tom here. I don't understand your project setup in your workspace and in your repository.
Since you said you're new to Flash Builder, are you aware of Subclipse? It's a plug-in for Eclipse that integrates SVN. Here are the instructions to download and install http://blogs.adobe.com/jasonsj/2010/03/installing_subclipse_in_flash_builder_4.html.
Jason San Jose
Software Engineer, Flash Builder

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Hi,
Could I ask for a bit more information about your environment so that I can either track down the problem or provide a workaround:
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Some developers friends of mine just got burned because a 3rd party add on to LabVIEW they use in thier code was not in the Software repository. They needed to go back and rebuild a previous version, but it was not immedietely obvious which version of the add on belonged to which version of the source code.
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Writer A is running RH10. Writer A opens Project A, from Visual Studio Source Control, which is connected to a Team Foundation Server.
A new employee, Writer B, has been given RH11.
Writer A can't install RH11 until after mid-June because of tight schedules (can't afford any upgrade problems).
Writer B is supposed to work on the same Help project. (We know that RoboHelp does not support checking out the same file at the same time.)
If Writer B configures her version of RH11 to work with TFS and Source Control, can she open Project A and work on it (from Source Control) without causing problems for Writer A?
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If Writer B is not using Source Control or it is competely separate from Writer A, possibly but I still would not be comfortable.
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So, I'm still comparing authoring products and trying to filter down requirements.
I've been reading more about RH and have come across RH Server and source Control and wondering exactly if they are needed.
I'm the single author in the company, most likely publishing web help, or html help outputs for use online via our web application.
Is there any need to implement Server or source control, as far as I can see Server gives me reporting abilities and statistic reports, neither of which I really need. Is there anything else about RH Server that would be beneficial?
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You have got it pretty much spot on. RoboHelp Server is mainly only required if you want the additional reporting functionality. There are some other minor differences between RoboHelp and RoboHelp Server but that is the main one. RoboSource Control is a application to get source files safe and backed up and is designed for a multi-author environment. It adds a layer of complexity for a single author environment although you can still use it if you wish. Personally I'd just ensure you have your source on a local drive (a key requirement of RoboHelp) and backup to a network drive.
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There are several things to do to remove a copy of a project
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2. Copy the RH project to your new location.
3. Set all the files as writable.
4. As you've discovered, you need to remove the contents of
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5. Delete the cpd and sss files, and maybe the pss file (I'm
not sure of this one, but I'm fairly sure it gets recreated when
you re-open the project).
6. Open the project in RH and add to VSS from within RH. (I
recommend using RH to add into VSS, as this will re-populate the
miscproperties section of the xpj file. If you don't, you have to
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HTH
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Hi. I'm curious if anyone has any experience or tips to share about a RoboHelp environment that uses BOTH source control and cloud sharing.
My company uses perforce. I'm purchasing a couple copies of TCS5, one for me in California, one for writer colleague in Europe. I'd like to use Perforce for version control/backup, but use Dropbox for RH asset sharing and sync. Is this workabout? I'm guessing that the Dropbox/sync mechnism won't work if one or both of us has not checked out a file that needs to be (automatically via sync) updated. ("Not checked out" = file is in read only state.)
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What I was saying in your other post was not necessarily that it will work differently on a 64 bit machine, simply that there were known issues with a 64 bit machine that are referenced in
http://blogs.adobe.com/techcomm/2011/12/robohelp-9-0-2-is-now-available.html
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Hi there
From what you have posted it would appear that you are using RoboHelp for Word. I don't believe RoboHelp for Word has ever been configured to integrate with RoboSource Control.
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You may wish to review the article linked below.
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