Microsoft KB Archive/138386

Use the Visual SourceSafe Administrator to Modify Srcsafe.ini

PSS ID Number: Q138386 Article last modified on 12-19-1995

4.00 | 4.00

WINDOWS | WINDOWS NT

= SUMMARY =

You can set many of the settings in the Srcsafe.ini file from the interface by using the tabbed dialog boxes in the Visual SourceSafe Administrator. In SourceSafe versions 3.x, none of the settings were available from the interface. This article lists the options that are available in the Visual SourceSafe Administrator, and the settings they modify in the Srcsafe.ini file.

= MORE INFORMATION =

To set the Srcsafe.ini options, on the Tools menu, click Options.

General Tab:

Caption INI Setting
Allow Multiple Checkouts Multiple_Checkouts Use Network Name for Automatic Login Use_Network_Name Database Name Database_Name Expand Keywords of File Type Keyword_Masks Log all actions in journal file Journal_File

Shadow Directories Tab:

Caption INI Setting
Set shadow directory for project INI section header Set shadow directory to file in Shadow directory Shadow Set read-only flag for files Shadow_Readonly End of line character for files Shadow_EOL File date/time Shadow_SetTime

File Type Tab:

Caption INI Setting
Binary Files Binary_Masks File Groups Relevant_Masks File types included in group File_Types

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