INFO: Setting Compare to Time Increases Speed of GET Command (131773)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 3.04
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 3.04
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 3.04
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 3.04
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh 3.1
This article was previously published under Q131773

SUMMARY

By setting Compare to Time, you can increase the speed of the Get command. This may, however, provide unexpected results unless you are aware of the way SourceSafe compares the time.

MORE INFORMATION

SourceSafe compares the time with the Modification time of the file. Because of this, Compare = Time will only work correctly if SetTime = Mod.

For instance, if SetTime = Current (the default), the local file will have the date of when the GET command was executed. Reissuing the GET will always cause SourceSafe to determine the files do not match. Similar behavior will occur if SetTime = Update.

When using Compare = Time, the best behavior will occur with SetTime = Mod. However, for more reliable results, set Compare to Full or Checksum.

For more information on how to improve the performance of a Get command by using the Compare to Checksum setting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

131772 Setting Compare to Checksum Increases Speed of GET Command

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/7/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB131773
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