Microsoft KB Archive/123467

= HOWTO: How to Create a New Database in SourceSafe =

Article ID: 123467

Article Last Modified on 2/14/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2.0
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.01
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.02
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.04
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe

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This article was previously published under Q123467



SUMMARY
Use the Mkss.exe in the ADMIN sub-directory to create a new SourceSafe database by following these steps:


 * 1) Create a target directory for the new database.
 * 2) Run MKSS.
 * 3) Run DDCONV.

You do not need to use the following step with Visual Sourcesafe version 4.0.


 * 1) Execute SERIALIZE -s, to initialize the database with serial number information.

If you need to move the resulting database, copy all resulting files and subdirectories to the new location.

MKSS and DDCONV are in the WIN32 directory in Visual SourceSafe 4.x and 5.x.

