How To Move or Rename Files Used with Visual C++ (136021)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
This article was previously published under Q136021 SUMMARY
Visual C++ is tightly coupled with the Source Code Control Provider, such
as Visual SourceSafe. This tight integration means that changes made within
Visual SourceSafe explorer will be reflected immediately within the Visual
C++ Developer Studio.
MORE INFORMATION
The Visual C++ Developer Studio uses glyphs and different colored icons to
represent the status of any given file within Source Code Control.
Specifically, if a given file within FileView is under Source Code Control,
that file's icon is gray in color. If it is not under source code control,
it is white in color.
You can add files to a project under source code control. On the Tools
menu, click Source Control and then click Add To Source Control. You can
also remove files from source code control. On the Tools menu, click Source
Control, and then click Remove From Source Control.
Within the Visual SourceSafe Explorer, you can rename a file or a project
that the file is in. If you do so while the Visual C++ Developer Studio is
running, the glyphs will probably change to reflect the new state of either
the file or project.
If you just moved or renamed a single file or subset of files within a
project workspace, the checkmark glyphs, if present, for those files will
disappear, and the file icon will shift from gray (under source code
control) to white (not under source code control). If you moved or renamed
the entire project, all glyphs will change to indicate this.
If you restore the original file name or move it back to its original
location within the Visual SourceSafe Explorer project tree, Visual C++
will detect this and restore the glyphs as necessary to reflect the current
state of that file.
This tight coupling allows Visual C++ and a source code control provider to
work together seamlessly.
REFERENCES
For additional information on how glyphs are used to represent that state
of a project under source code control within the Visual C++ Developer
Studio, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
136020 How to Use Glyphs in Visual C++ 4.0 with Source Code Control
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/1/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbhowto KB136021 |
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