INFO: Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Visual SourceSafe (142823)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
This article was previously published under Q142823

SUMMARY

This article includes information that can be of use to anyone wishing to take advantage of the source code control features found in Microsoft Visual Basic version 4.0 for Windows, and specifically integration with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, version 4.0. The following sections are covered:
  • Useful Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Knowledge Base articles
  • Visual SourceSafe and Electronic Information
This information is current for version 4.0 of Visual Basic and for version 4.0 of Visual SourceSafe. Previous versions of both Visual Basic and SourceSafe do not support integration.

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Useful Visual SourceSafe Knowledge Base Articles


The following list includes articles that are useful in performing setup of Visual SourceSafe, verifying/utilizing integration of Visual SourceSafe with Visual Basic, and general usage of Visual SourceSafe.

Setup/Installation

135995 -- FAQ: Visual SourceSafe Integration w/Visual Basic 4.0
133018 -- Visual SourceSafe Setup Registration Settings


The README.WRI file that ships with Visual SourceSafe is also an excellent and timely source of installation information.


Using Visual Basic with Visual SourceSafe

136399 -- Visual Basic and SourceCode Control Glyphs
135720 -- PRB: Moving Project in SourceSafe Explorer Causes Error in VB
136401 -- PRB: Visual SourceSafe "Invalid Data Path" Error
137017 -- Visual Basic 4.0 File Types & Version Control Recommendations
136400 -- Changing Visual SourceSafe User Name in Visual Basic
135994 -- PRB: Visual SourceSafe Explorer Checks Out .FRM without .FRX
135357 -- PRB: Sync Between Visual SourceSafe and VB Is Delayed


General Usage

134369 -- Microsoft SourceSafe Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
131895 -- SourceSafe Knowledge Base Available as Help File
132922 -- Sharing SourceSafe Files
132923 -- Sharing SourceSafe Projects
132921 -- Branching or Separating SourceSafe Files and Projects
132971 -- Merging SourceSafe Files
133054 -- Detecting and Fixing Database Corruption Errors in SourceSafe


Visual SourceSafe and Electronic Information

The World Wide Web For Developer's Only Home Page offers useful information for all Microsoft developer products. Within it you can connect to home pages dedicated to either Visual Basic or Visual SourceSafe and connect to dedicated pages for the Knowledge Base. To access this home page, connect to:

http://www.microsoft.com/DevOnly



This web site contains rich content and award-winning services.
  • Microsoft Frequently Asked Questions
  • Microsoft Software Library
  • Microsoft Knowledge Base
  • Microsoft Wish
  • Microsoft Member BBSs (MSN only)
The Microsoft Support Desktop offers information from Microsoft Technical Support for all Microsoft products, including the full Knowledge Base. To access this information, connect to:

http://www.microsoft.com/Support

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/11/2005
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