RE: [h-e-w] Problem with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe when using " runemacs.exe ", but not "emacs.exe".

[Grissom, Ed]

I am not the original poster, but I have the same (or at least a similar)
problem.  I already use gnuclientw for my "editor" in VSS.  I think the
problem may be a timing problem. 

One other difference from the original poster is that my VSS is on a server,
and the temporary file that emacs is to open is on a share on that server
(\\server\share\temp\file.cpp)


For me, if emacs is minimized, I often (but not always) get a blank file.
If the emacs window is not minimized, I rarely (never?) get a blank file.
If I try "revert-buffer" to reload the file, I get the notice:

"File \\server\share\temp\file.cpp no longer exists!"

I usually just delete the buffer and hit the VSS button again.



--
ed grissom
address@hidden


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jai Jeffryes [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:40 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [h-e-w] Problem with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 
> when using
> "runemacs.exe ", but not "emacs.exe".
> 
> 
> >Anyway, if I use "emacs.exe", everything is fine, but, of
> >course, I get the extra windows.  Understand that when using
> >"emacs.exe", there are no problems.
> >
> >If I use "runemacs.exe", I have a problem about 3 out of 4
> >times.  Emacs comes up, but it does not have the file
> >contents, namely nothing in Emacs.
> 
> gnuserv is indispensable for the Windows environment.  Refer
> to the FAQ for instructions and where to get it, or go to the
> Emacs Wiki.
> 
> Never use emacs.exe.
> 
> Use runemacs.exe as your target for a shortcut to boot emacs
> (like in your Start menu).
> 
> In every other situation, don't boot Emacs.  Instead, send
> your document to gnuclientw.  gnuserv will serve the file to a
> currently running Emacs, or it will boot Emacs and serve it.
> 
> Thus, a shortcut in your Send To folder will have a target
> similar to the following:
> C:\home\emacs\bin\gnuclientw.exe "%1"
> 
> You can create file associations using the same target.
> 
> Using gnuserv your editor for Sourcesafe is NOT Emacs.  Your
> editor is gnuclientw (with the argument "%1".
> 
> Good luck,
> Jai
> 
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