Microsoft KB Archive/130887

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ID: Q130887

The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Delta for Windows, version 1.0

SUMMARY
Saving forms as text allows history to be kept as differences. Differences require less disk space and are required for View Change History. Microsoft Visual Basic versions 2.0 and 3.0 allow files to be saved as text. From the Options menu, choose Environment, and then select Default Save As Format.

Delta's default history for binary (non-text) files is NO HISTORY. Histories for binary (non-text) files are accomplished by selecting "Keep History as Full Copies" when adding a file to a project. Set File Type, located in the ADMIN menu, is required to change the history method of project files.

MORE INFORMATION
To change a Visual Basic form's file type from binary (No History) to text (History as differences) follow these steps:

1. Check out the desired binary forms.

2. In Visual Basic, Save the forms as text.

3. Check in the forms.

4. Use ADMIN's Set File Type to select the file type "Keep Differences

for Each Revision." 5. Check the file's type with PROJECT's "Status..." command. Additional reference words: 1.00 KBCategory: kbusage kbtool KBSubCategory: Delta
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