How To Create a Unique SRCSAFE.INI File (123472)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows

This article was previously published under Q123472

SUMMARY

To create a unique SRCSAFE.INI file, use the SSDIR environment variable:

  1. Create a new SRCSAFE.INI file and place it in the desired location.
  2. If you want include the default SRCSAFE.INI in the unique copy, add the following line:
          #INCLUDE <SS path>\SRCSAFE.INI
    						
  3. Create the following environment variable:
          SET SSDIR=<path to VSS directory>
    
       (such as SET SSDIR = \\MyServer\MyVSSdir)
    						
While it is possible to do this with Visual SourceSafe 5.0, in is not necessary. Simply open the database using file->open.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
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