Choosing the Right Source Code Control Add-In

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There are two Microsoft Office 2000 Developer add-ins that provide source code control:

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Developing your application using Microsoft® Access, you must use the Access Source Code Control add-in. This is because Access is able to store the binary portion as well as the code for its objects as separate items within the Visual SourceSafe database.	Access Source Code Control Add-In
Developing your application using any other Microsoft Office application (such as Microsoft® Excel or Microsoft® Word), you must use the new VBA Source Code Control add-in. For Office developers, this new add-in conveniently provides Visual SourceSafe functionality within the Office development environment.	VBA Source Code Control Add-In