Microsoft KB Archive/161577

= HOWTO: Use Keyword Expansion in HTML Files =

Article ID: 161577

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q161577



SUMMARY
This article explains how to include the last update time, the name of the Web page, and other similar items in HTML files on the World Wide Web. You can automatically include these items through keyword expansion when you use Visual SourceSafe. You can also enter other items as regular comments so that they only appear in the source of the HTML document.



MORE INFORMATION
Setting up keyword expansion for HTML files is slightly different than using keywords in regular source code files like those used in Visual C++ and Visual Basic.

Enable Keywords for Web Documents

 * 1) Start the Visual SourceSafe Administrator.
 * 2) On the Tools -> Options menu, click the General tab.
 * 3) In "Expand Keywords in Files of Type," type: *.HTM, *.HTML, *.HTX
 * 4) Exit the Visual SourceSafe Administrator and restart the Visual SourceSafe Explorer.

You can use any keyword. However, because several keywords append historical data to files, the following keywords are recommended:

  For external viewing: $Date:    $ $JustDate: $ $Modtime: $

For internal documentation: $Author:  $ $Archive: $ $Log:     $ $Header:  $

Add Keywords to HTML Files
To add a keyword for external viewing, use the following syntax: for example: Last Updated on: The following prints out on the Web page when the .htm file is opened with a Web browser:   Last Updated on: 1/1/96 To add a keyword for internal documentation, use the following syntax: This command acts like a "regular" keyword in that the expansion is only visible when you view the .htm file in a text editor.

Note that any keyword that you want to display externally in HTML documents must be preceded by $$. :

