New user with files with updating extensions

[John Harrison <jo...@h-agtec.com>]

I have just started using Subversion for my source code control and would
like to use it for my engineering data also.  I have a CAD program called
Pro/Engineer that has an annoying version control mechanism-Every time that
a user saves a change the software increments the extension.  For example,
if I am working on a file named bracket.prt the name that the CAD program
gives it after the first save is bracket.prt.1.  After the second save the
CAD program will copy the file to bracket.prt.2 etc.

 

I do not need the incremented file extensions.  Any idea the best way to get
this type of data into Subversion?

 

Thanks,

John

Re: New user with files with updating extensions

[Ryan Schmidt <su...@ryandesign.com>]

On Jul 14, 2007, at 12:51, John Harrison wrote:

> I have just started using Subversion for my source code control and  
> would like to use it for my engineering data also.  I have a CAD  
> program called Pro/Engineer that has an annoying version control  
> mechanism—Every time that a user saves a change the software  
> increments the extension.  For example, if I am working on a file  
> named bracket.prt the name that the CAD program gives it after the  
> first save is bracket.prt.1.  After the second save the CAD program  
> will copy the file to bracket.prt.2 etc.
>
>
>
> I do not need the incremented file extensions.  Any idea the best  
> way to get this type of data into Subversion?


Manually rename the file extension back to .prt before committing, or  
write a wrapper script to do so and call that script instead of svn  
commit, or petition the developers of that program to stop renaming  
the file extensions in that weird manner, or at least to offer an  
option not to do that.

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