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Choosing the Right Source Code Control Add-In

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There are two Microsoft® Office XP Developer add-ins that provide source code control: Access Source Code Control add-in and VBA Source Code Control add-in.

When you are developing your application using Microsoft® Access, you must use the Access Source Code Control add-in. This is because Access is able to store the binary portion as well as the code for its objects as separate items within the Microsoft® Visual SourceSafe™ database.

Developing your application using any other Office application (such as Microsoft® Excel or Microsoft® Word), you must use the VBA Source Code Control add-in. For Office developers, this add-in conveniently provides Visual SourceSafe functionality within the Office development environment.

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Access Source Code Control Add-In | VBA Source Code Control Add-In | Using Source Code Control | Setting Up Visual SourceSafe | Using the Visual SourceSafe Add-In with the Visual Basic Environment | Using Visual SourceSafe with Documents and VBA Code | Using Source Control with Access