Source Code Control - Check in problems

Some of my vi's have been marked as "Server copy has changed" and some have even been marked with "both local and server copies have changed". When this is the case I cannot find any way to check in my VI without getting an error. Looking for a work around - help.

kh,
Which version of LabVIEW are you using? Built-in SCC have been rewritten from 6.0 to 6.1 and there are different issues related to each version.
With 6.0 I have encoutered a bug that wrongly checked most of my VIs as "local copy has changed" as soon as they are in memory with panel closed. I worked with NI Support and we found no workaround. Unfortunately, this behavior stayed even when the VIs were upgraded in 6.1 so that my problem was a dead end. I switched with great success to CVS, another source code control software.
I do not use 6.1 but if you do, make a search on NI's site and you'll find hits that address a SCC bug. If I remember correctly, checking out a VI, making a small change and checking it in again often solved the problem.
G
ood luck.
LabVIEW, C'est LabVIEW

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My *.cex files have the correct "begin CLASS;" entry. Below is my fscript
file
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From: Shane Howlett
To: forte-users
Subject: RE: Using a source code control system
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 1996 9:54PM
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Thanks for your help. That works.
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At 11:20 AM 11/14/96 -0800, you wrote:
>
Hi Mike,
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Hi Khanh,
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>
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