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We have a few people here that use SQL and have quite a few queries we each individually use and share. I'm wondering if there's a solution to store all of these statements in a central repository where they can be used and copied but not modified. We did consider a folder on a network drive and storing the .sql files, but were wondering if there was a better solution out there.

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  • We use tortoiseSVN. People will be able to change/improve the files but you have a log of changes. Also, everybody has a local copy.
    – vercelli
    Jul 28, 2016 at 15:09
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    Go with Git - it's complex so your devs will love it :-)
    – Vérace
    Jul 28, 2016 at 16:23
  • The world moves towards git. It offers many more advantages against any other version control system. But really, any proper version control system is better than a shared network folder. Jul 29, 2016 at 9:43

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We've used SVN for this, seems to be quite popular as several companies I've spent time with used it. You should be able to control who can and cannot write/update files, as well as who can see what. And one of the more popular clients is Tortoise, as vercelli mentions.

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  • This look like the perfect solution for our needs, as well as our code base! Thanks! Jul 28, 2016 at 15:50
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You can certainly use source control and create a repo for storing scripts in a similar way to the way you store code. However, I'm a big fan of WIKIs for this- it also gives you a platform for other documentation.

Check out Confluence.

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Besides source control repositories, we've also used Sharepoint for SQL scripts. You can access it just like a network drive too.

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