Hi Glenn,

because most of my work is done in a framework, and does not include developing a zillion and one business objects <s>, it hasn't been an issue for me. But I can see that those who work with the business object approach would really benefit from something like this.

Hank

>Hi Hank,
>
>I have been toying with a Document control concept for handling classes defined in class libraries. What I was thinking of was a VFP application which would manage classes independent of class libraries while automating VSS. This application would do the following.
>
>1. Check out classlib from VSS
>2. Extract the specific class from checked oout classlib
>3 Insert class into a local class library
>4. Check in classlib to VSS
>5. Maintain check-out status on specific class
>6. Check out classlib from VSS
>7. Extract the specific class from a local class library
>8. Insert class into checked out classlib
>9. Check in classlib to VSS
>
>
>I already have a component developed for extract/insert/replace of specific classes from classlibs. I tried to encourage my fellow local user group members to participate in an open source project to accomplish this, it seems none of them work in a multi developer environment.
>It is VERY difficult to develop systems in a multi developer environment when an entire library is checked out for extended periods of time.
>
>What do you think?
>
>Glenn