Export file system in VCS extension

3543362 4 days ago

Hello,

I've recently started using the VSC extension permanently from Eclipse, so I'm still getting used to it and how things are being done differently.

One of the things I usually do is immediately after I release a version update, I like to save the file system of that project into its separate folder in case I need to refer back to it. In the Eclipse workspace I would use File -> Export, and then File System in the Export Wizard to get the folder I need, which I rename the version number for future reference.

How do I do this within VSC? I could find no option or command for this.

Thanks in advance.

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the-ninth 4 days ago +1

You can simply use xcopy or robocopy from the terminal to copy your project. A cleaner way would be to create a custom task in VS Code: Tasks in Visual Studio Code.

An even better approach is to use Git…

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0 the-ninth 4 days ago

You can simply use xcopy or robocopy from the terminal to copy your project. A cleaner way would be to create a custom task in VS Code: Tasks in Visual Studio Code.

An even better approach is to use Git (locally or with a service like GitHub) to manage your project's source code. With Git, you can create tags to mark specific release states and branch off if you need to fix an old release while continuing work on a new one.
If you’re new to Git, it might take a little time to learn, but it's absolutely worth it — it will make managing your code much easier and safer.

0 3543362 3 days ago in reply to the-ninth

Thanks for this. I think in the meantime I'll continue to use Eclipse to export my projects as it's just much easier to do, and since I'm accessing the same workspace in VSC it automatically syncs to Eclipse anyway.

I do hope they come up with a much easier way to do it via VSC.