HOWTO: How to Create a New Database in SourceSafe (123467)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 2.0x
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 3.01
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 3.02
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 3.04
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 2.0x
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 3.01
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 3.02
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 3.04
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 2.0x
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 3.01
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 3.02
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 3.04
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 2.0x
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 3.01
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 3.02
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 3.04
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX 2.0x
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX 3.0
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX 3.01
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX 3.02
- Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX 3.04
This article was previously published under Q123467 SUMMARY
Use the Mkss.exe in the ADMIN sub-directory to create a new SourceSafe
database by following these steps: - Create a target directory for the new database.
- Run MKSS <directory>.
- Run DDCONV <directory>.
You do not need to use the following step with Visual Sourcesafe
version 4.0. - Execute SERIALIZE <directory> -s<serial number>, to initialize the
database with serial number information.
If you need to move the resulting database, copy all resulting files and
subdirectories to the new location.
MKSS and DDCONV are in the WIN32 directory in Visual SourceSafe 4.x and
5.x.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
176909 HOWTO: Move a VSS Database or Project to New Location
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