mw - Codeplex projects also have a download link/url for a zip of the repository. For example, the url for the current zip file of the vfpx project is:
http://download-codeplex.sec.s-msft.com/Download/SourceControlFileDownload.ashx?ProjectName=vfpx&changeSetId=107057
However, the problem is that the "changeSetId" value at the end of the url changes every time someone makes a new commit to the repo, and I do not know how we could determine the current id value to ensure we were downloading the very latest version if we did it with a Thor tool.
Another issue is that not all projects in VFPx are in the repo. For instance, I have never added GoFish or Dynamic Forms to the official repo, as I've always only made the source available as a separate zip file. I'm sure some of the other tools are in the same situation.
http://download-codeplex.sec.s-msft.com/Download/SourceControlFileDownload.ashx?ProjectName=vfpx&changeSetId=107057
However, the problem is that the "changeSetId" value at the end of the url changes every time someone makes a new commit to the repo, and I do not know how we could determine the current id value to ensure we were downloading the very latest version if we did it with a Thor tool.
Another issue is that not all projects in VFPx are in the repo. For instance, I have never added GoFish or Dynamic Forms to the official repo, as I've always only made the source available as a separate zip file. I'm sure some of the other tools are in the same situation.