HOWTO: Specifying a VSS Database Using the Command Line (240052)

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0

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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0

This article was previously published under Q240052

SUMMARY

If you have multiple Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) databases, and are using the VSS command line, you can use the SSDIR environment variable to point to the required database.

MORE INFORMATION

Each VSS database has its own Srcsafe.ini file. The VSS command line (SS.exe) needs to locate a Srcsafe.ini file in order to determine which database it uses. In most cases Ss.exe is in the VSS\Win32 directory and by default will find a Srcsafe.ini file in the VSS directory. If you want Ss.exe to use a different Srcsafe.ini, use the following command:

SET SSDIR=<path to srcsafe.ini>\

For example:

SET SSDIR=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\VSS

SET SSDIR=\\vss_server\vss_share

NOTE: There must not be spaces around the "=" character. Also note that if you use the SET SSDIR command in a Command Prompt (DOS) window, the SSDIR setting is not maintained after the window is closed.

REFERENCES

For additional information, see the following article or articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

100843 Environment Variables in Windows NT

Modification Type:

Major

Last Reviewed:

8/28/2002

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