Visual Source Safe with Command Prompt

We can use Visual Source Safe with command prompt, how to do it …

This is the step that make you to do it :
1. Make sure you now the link that source safe configuration
2. Make sure your pc have a correct environment to connect this feature

- My Computer – right click Properties – tab advanced

and click button Environment Variables
- create new variable name –> Path
            new variable value –> %PATH%;\\Address Source Safe

- create new variable name –> SSDIR
            new variable value –> Address Source Safe\Source Safe DB

3. Windows – Run – cmd – fill with this simple command
    ss status
4. Input username and password
   
5. Example you want to check out project TEST
    ss checkout -r $/TEST
   
6. Example you want to check in project TEST
    ss checkin $/TEST
   

7. You can try other commands.


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Command option :
ss Status [<items>] [-H] [-I-] [-N] [-O] [-P<project>] [-R] [-U<username>] [-Y] [-?]

-# Option (Command Line)
Specifies the number of entries for the History command to display for a file or project.

-? Option (Command Line)
Gets Help for the selected command.

-B Option (Command Line)
Specifies if files are binary or text for the Properties, Add, and Filetype commands. For the History and Diff commands, the -B option specifies a brief format. For the Merge command, this option specifies the base version for the destination project.

-C Option (Command Line)
Specifies a comment for a command.

-D Option (Command Line)
Controls how Visual SourceSafe displays differences.

-E Option (Command Line)
Produces an extended display for the Dir command, including checkout information for files. For the Share command, this option specifies a share and branch operation. When used with the Add, Properties, and Filetype commands, the option specifies the file encoding.

-F Option (Command Line)
Enables a display for files only, with no projects.

-G Option (Command Line)
Sets options for a retrieved working copy.

-H Option (Command Line)
Requests Help for the selected command.

-I Option (Command Line)
Indicates what factors Visual SourceSafe should ignore when comparing two files.

-K Option (Command Line)
Specifies if a file remains checked out after you check it in.

-L Option (Command Line)
Specifies labels for files or projects for many commands. For the Checkout command, this option enables or disables the check out local version feature.

-M Option (Command Line)
Disables exclusive checkouts for an individual file.

-N Option (Command Line)
Specifies the file naming conventions for a command.

-O Option (Command Line)
Controls the output from commands that might display large amounts of information.

-P Option (Command Line)
Specifies a project to use with a command.

-Q Option (Command Line)
Suppresses output for a command line command.

-R Option (Command Line)
Makes commands that operate on projects recursive to subprojects.

-S Option (Command Line)
Overrides the Smart_Mode initialization variable for a particular command.

-U Option (Command Line)
Displays user information about a file or project.

-V Option (Command Line)

Indicates the version of a file or project (item).

-W Option (Command Line)
Indicates if working copies are to be read/write or read-only.

-Y Option (Command Line)
Specifies a user name or user name and password.

Reference link :

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d6kac9fd%28VS.80%29.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/003ssz4z%28VS.80%29.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hsxzf2az%28VS.80%29.aspx