Resources

Here are some tools that complement the QVCS product family.

Visual Compare Tools

QVCS and QVCS-Pro work best if you use one of these visual compare tools. QVCS-Enterprise comes with an integrated visual compare tool, but can be configured to use one of these alternate visual compare tools, if you wish.

Visual Compare UtilityDescriptionURL
ExamDiffExamDiff's publisher provides a 'freeware' and 'shareware' version of this product. The freeware version is quite capable, and the shareware version is even more capable. The shareware version is reasonably priced and a good value.http://www.prestosoft.com/
WinMergeWinMerge is an open source visual compare and merge utility.http://winmerge.sourceforge.net/
VBA Code CompareAllows you to perform visual comparisions of VB code that is embedded within a VBA project (i.e. you don't have to export the code in order to perform the comapre).http://www.formulasoft.com/index.html/
zsCompareAllows you to perform visual comparisions of MS Word documents. To use this tool, you need to create a batch file that is used to perform your comparisons. The command line inside that batch file should look something like:

cd "C:\Program Files\Zizasoft\zsComparePro"
zsComparePro.exe '/leftFile:%1' '/rightFile:%2' /ns

http://www.zizasoft.com/
Excel CompareAllows you to perform visual comparisions of Excel spreadsheets. To use this tool, you need to create a batch file that is used to perform your comparisons. The command line inside that batch file should look something like:

cd "C:\Program Files\Excel Compare"
xlsc.exe "%1" "%2" /allSheets

http://www.formulasoft.com/index.html/

Borland IDE Integration

Borland IDEs do not support the Microsoft SCC API for source control integration. However, using one of the tools below, you can integrate QVCS-Pro to work with your Borland IDE (e.g. Delphi, C++ Builder, etc.).

ProductDescriptionURL
AthlantThis product comes in personal and professional editions and supports integrating QVCS-Pro with Delphi, C++ Builder or ModelMaker.http://www.devrace.com/en/athlant/

Other Tools

There are other tools that support integration with QVCS:

ProductDescriptionURL
FinalBuilderThis product provides build automation and supports using QVCS as the version control tool within your automated build process.http://www.finalbuilder.com


Do you have a tool that you use with QVCS that makes your life easier? Let us know, and we'll add it here so other QVCS users can benefit from your experience.