Change Source Control Dialog Box

Creates and manages the connections and bindings that link a locally saved solution or project to a database folder.

Note

You cannot use Visual Studio to bind, unbind, connect, or disconnect a Web application created using FrontPage Server Extensions.

Dialog Box Access

In Visual Studio, select an item in Solution Explorer. On the File menu, click Source Control, then Change Source Control.

Note

This dialog box is also available by right-clicking the item in Solution Explorer.

• Bind
  Associates selected items with a specified source control server location. For example, you can use this button to bind to the last known source control server folder and database. If a recent server folder or database cannot be found, you are prompted to specify another.

• Browse
  Allows you to navigate to a new source control server location for the specified item.

• Columns
  Identifies columns to display and the order in which they are displayed.

• Connect
  Creates a connection between selected items and the source control server.

• Connected
  Displays the connection status of a selected solution or project.

• Disconnect
  Disconnects the local copy of a solution or project on your computer from its master copy in the database. Use this command before disconnecting your computer from the source control server, for example, when working offline on your laptop.

• OK
  Accepts changes made in the dialog box.

• Refresh
  Refreshes the connection information for all projects listed in this dialog box.

• Server Binding
  Indicates the item's binding to a source control server.

• Server Name
  Displays the name of the source control server to which the corresponding solution or project is bound.

• Solution/Project
  Displays the name of each solution and project in the current selection.

• Sort
  Changes the sort order of displayed columns.

• Status
  Identifies the binding and connection status of an item. Possible options are:

  Option	Description
  Valid	Specifies that the item is correctly bound and connected to the server folder to which it belongs.
  Invalid	Specifies that the item is incorrectly bound to or disconnected from the folder to which it belongs. Use the Add to Source Control command instead of Bind for this item.
  Unknown	Specifies that the status of the item under source control has not yet been determined.
  Not Controlled	Specifies that the item has not been placed under source control.

• Unbind
  Displays the Source Control dialog box to allow you to remove selected items from source control and permanently disassociate the items from their present folders.

  Note

  If you unbind a Web project, you will be unable to rebind it to its original source control server until you change the location of its working copy.

See Also

Reference

Source Control Dialog Box

Other Resources

Source Control User Interface Reference