INFO: VSS 5.0 Readme: Sec. 3, New Features in Visual SourceSafe (157718)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q157718 SUMMARY
The Visual SourceSafe Readme.wri file should be located in the SourceSafe
root directory. It contains important information, some of which is not
available in the printed documentation or the Help files. This article
covers Section 3, NEW FEATURES IN VISUAL SOURCESAFE 5.0. Please see
REFERENCES below for more information on other sections.
The Readme.wri file includes: 1.0 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION INFORMATION
1.1 (Administrator) Creating a Visual SourceSafe Installation on a
Server
1.2 (Each User) Using NETSETUP to Create a Personal Installation
1.3 Using the Custom Setup Option
1.4 Upgrading a Previous SourceSafe Installation
1.5 Using the Installation Maintenance Program
1.6 Uninstalling Visual SourceSafe
1.7 WININET and MFC DLLs
1.8 SourceSafe on RISC
2.1 Back Up Your Visual SourceSafe Database, and run ANALYZE
2.2 Installing Two or More Visual SourceSafe Databases on One Computer
2.3. Loss of Network Connection Produces Numerical Error Message
2.4 Canceling a Client Setup
2.5 System Date/Time
3.1 Archive Utility
3.2 Visual Merge
3.3 Project Diff
3.4 "Edit" Command
3.5 Open Databases
3.6 Web Features
3.7 Exclusive Check Out
4.1 No 16-bit Support
4.2 Get --> Get Latest Version
4.3 Results Display
4.4 Multiple Project Support in Visual Basic/Visual C++ Integration
MORE INFORMATION3.0 NEW FEATURES IN VISUAL SOURCESAFE 5.0
Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 adds many new features. Some of the
highlights include:
3.1 Archive Utility
The command-line utilities SSARC and SSRESTOR are the answers to the two
most important features missing from SourceSafe 4. - How to get rid of old versions of my project (without destroying the
whole project)
- How to move projects from one SourceSafe database to another (while
preserving histories)?
Note that the archive utility requires administrator-level privileges to
run. If you do not give the "ADMIN" user a SourceSafe password, any user
can run the archive utility.
3.2 Visual Merge
When you merge a file (due to multiple checkouts, or after a branch), what
if there is a conflict: more than one user edited the same line of code? In
Visual SourceSafe 4.0, you had to edit a text file and look for greater-
than and less-than markers. In 5.0, the visual merge gives you point-and-
click control over the merging and conflict resolution process.
3.3 Project Diff
Click on a project, and then click "Difference." The dialog shows you the
differences between your current project in SourceSafe, and your working
directory: nothing new there. But inside the dialog, you can now Get, Check
Out, Check In, Add, Delete, and Diff files. In other words, project diff is
now a whole new interface, designed to give you a graphical way of
reconciling SourceSafe with your local directory.
3.4 "Edit" Command
You can now double-click on a file in the SourceSafe Explorer to edit that
file in your working directory instead of just viewing the file in SourceSafe.
3.5 Open Databases
Inside the SourceSafe Explorer, choose "Open SourceSafe Database" from the
file menu to change your view to another SourceSafe database.
3.6 Web Features
The new "Web" menu adds features specifically designed to help users who
use Visual SourceSafe to manage HTML and other Web files.
3.7 Exclusive Check Out
If you configure SourceSafe to allow multiple checkouts in the Admin
program, a user can still designate a particular checkout as "exclusive."
An exclusive checkout is represented by a red border around the icon in the
SourceSafe Explorer.
Note that when the administrator has disabled multiple checkouts, all
checkouts are exclusive.
REFERENCES
For more information about other sections of the SourceSafe 5.0 Readme.wri
file, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
157720 INFO: VSS 5.0 Readme: Sec. 1, Software Installation Information
157717 INFO: VSS 5.0 Readme: Sec. 2, General Notes and Tips
157719 INFO: VSS 5.0 Readme: Sec. 4 & 5, Users of VSS 4.0/VSS Home Page
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/1/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbinfo kbsetup KB157718 |
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