Newbie Question Saving Projects

[97T]

Sorry to ask such a newbie question, but I'm just starting out with VB 2005.

I'm muddling through deep swamp, getting the program to do simple things,
but I've found something Google can't help me with.

As I modify code, and test it, the new code gets saved to the various files
in the project.

Sometimes, needless to say, my attempts to do something simple break
something that I already had partially working.

What I would like to be able to do is something I've always been able to do
in the many other languages I've dabbled in: Save my working versions, copy
to the next named version, and edit the new version.

That way, if I break my code, or erase a large portion of it, I can always
revert back and start over.

Now, I know I'm retarded, but I just can't wade through to how to do this
supposedly simple thing.

I'm getting frustrated with this language because it is taking me hours to
find out how to do some pretty straightforward things.

Please help the newbie! Is there a simple answer?

--NinerSevenTango--

 

[Chris]

Sorry to ask such a newbie question, but I'm just starting out with VB 2005.

I'm muddling through deep swamp, getting the program to do simple things,
but I've found something Google can't help me with.

As I modify code, and test it, the new code gets saved to the various files
in the project.

Sometimes, needless to say, my attempts to do something simple break
something that I already had partially working.

What I would like to be able to do is something I've always been able to do
in the many other languages I've dabbled in: Save my working versions, copy
to the next named version, and edit the new version.

That way, if I break my code, or erase a large portion of it, I can always
revert back and start over.

Now, I know I'm retarded, but I just can't wade through to how to do this
supposedly simple thing.

I'm getting frustrated with this language because it is taking me hours to
find out how to do some pretty straightforward things.

Please help the newbie! Is there a simple answer?

--NinerSevenTango--

Why not just copy the directory in windows explorer. Or get a
versioning system like source safe.

Chris

 

[97T]

Why not just copy the directory in windows explorer. Or get a versioning
system like source safe.

Chris

Thanks Chris, I guess I'll do that. It just struck me as odd. Especially
when 'copy project as' gave me results I still don't understand. Hehe.
Someday there will be available a ground up explanation of this thing, and I
will read it. So that I can make my simple little program do a couple of
simple little things. I'm hoping it will be worth the climb. I do already
have another job!

--NinerSevenTango--