Microsoft KB Archive/140316

= INFO: All Variable Settings for Visual SourceSafe .INI File =

Article ID: 140316

Article Last Modified on 4/18/2003

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 * Microsoft SourceSafe

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This article was previously published under Q140316



SUMMARY
Visual SourceSafe has many .ini file variables that allow you to customize the Visual SourceSafe installation. This article lists all available .ini file settings.



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General Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- ComputerName            name or %env-var%         Blank (OS Name) Editor                  PathName                  Blank Keep_Checkedout         Yes|No                    No Mark_Merges              Yes|No                    No Recursive                Yes|No                    No Reuse_Comment            Yes|No                    No Temp_Path                RelativePath              temp Update_No_Change        Update|Uncheckout|Ask     Uncheckout

View Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- CP_OnSelection          Yes|No                    Yes Long_Filenames          Yes|No                    Yes Lowercase_Files         Yes|No                    No Refresh_Display          Yes|No                    Yes Refresh_Interval        #Seconds                  300 Results_Window          Yes|No                    No Status_Bar               Yes|No                    Yes Toolbar                 Yes|No                    Yes

Toolbar Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Toolbar_Size            16|VW4                     No ToolTips                 Yes|No                     Yes

Font Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Font_Attributes Font_Face Font_Size Font_Weight

Local File Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Append_EOL              Yes|No                    No Compare                  Full|Checksum|Time        Checksum Delete_Local            Yes|No                    No Expand_Keywords_Locally  Yes|No                    Yes Replace_Writable        Replace|Ask|Skip|Merge    Ask SetTime                 Current|Mod|Update        Current Smart_Mode              Yes|No                    No Use_Readonly             Yes|No                    Yes

Command Dialogs Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Skip_Fcheckout          Yes|No                    No Skip_Fdiff               Yes|No                    No Skip_Fget                Yes|No                    No Skip_Fhistory            Yes|No                    No Skip_Funcheckout         Yes|No                    No Skip_Pcheckout           Yes|No                    Yes Skip_Pdiff              Yes|No                    Yes Skip_Pget               Yes|No                    Yes Skip_Phistory           Yes|No                    Yes Skip_Puncheckout        Yes|No                    Yes

Warning Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Warn_Destroy            Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Exit               Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Multiple_Checkout  Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Purge              Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Remove             Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Rollback           Yes|No                    Yes Warn_Uncheckout         Yes|No                    Yes

File Type Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Binary_Masks            Extension List            Blank File_Types              List of extensions        Blank Relevant_Masks          Extension list            *.*

Command Line Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Checkout_Comment        Character String          Blank Comment_Editor          Path and filename         Blank Comment_Editor_Prompt   Yes|No                    Yes Force_Dir               Yes|No                    No Force_Prj                Yes|No                    No Output                   @filename|none            None

General Admin Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Database_Name           Character String          Blank Journal_File            Path and filename         Blank Keyword_Masks           Extension list            Blank Multiple_Checkouts      Yes|No                    No Use_Network_Name         Yes|No                    Yes

Shadow (Admin) Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Shadow                  Path                      Blank Shadow_EOL              r|rn|n                    rn Shadow_Readonly          Yes|No                    Yes Shadow_SetTime          Current|Mod|Update        Current

Macintosh Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Use_CKID                Yes|No                    Yes

Merge Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Backup_Ext              Extension                 .org Merge_Ext               Extension                 .mrg

Power User Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Comment_Template        Filename                  Blank Diff_Context            Nbr of lines              0 (Unix/SS) Infinite (Visual) EOL                     r|rn|n                    RN Extension Association    By Extension              None Filetype                Binary|Text|Auto-Detect   Auto-Detect Indicate_Expandable     Yes|No                    Yes Menu_Help               Yes|No                    Yes Save_Settings           Yes|No                    No                                                   (until user clicks) Store_Deltas            Yes|No                    Yes Visual_Diff_ChangeClr   R,G,B or Color Name Visual_Diff_DeleteClr   R,G,B or Color Name Visual_Diff_InsertClr   R,G,B or Color Name

Project Property Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Dir                     PerProject                None

Settings Made Automatically by Visual SourceSafe:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Columns                 Nbr of chars: #,#,# Columns (UI)            Nbr of pixels: #, #, # Columns_History         Nbr of chars #, #, #, # Columns_History (UI)    Nbr of pixels #, #, #, # Custom_Toolbar          List of one-letter        Yes values Dft_Report_Type         0|1|2 (Printer,File,      0                               Preview) Diff_Format             SS|Unix|Visual            Visual Diff_Ignore             c-es-w-                   c-es-w- Diff_Width              Number                    79 Help_Pos                x1,y1,x2,y2 Hist_Rect               x1,y1,x2,y2 History_Include_Files   Yes|No                    Yes Maximized               Yes|No                    No Preview_Rect             x1, y1, x2, y2 PrjWidth                 Nbr of chars: # PrjWidth (UI)           Nbr of pixels: # Project                 ProjectPath Sort_Order              Name|Type|User|Date|Path  Name Visual_Diff_Rect        x1,y1,x2,y2 Window                  x1,y1,x2,y2

Srcsafe.ini Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Data_Path               Path                      DATA Lock_Timeout            Nbr of Seconds            10 Shadow_DOSName          Yes|No                    No Shadow_Extension         Extension (eg ??V)        Blank Users_Txt               Path and filename         users.txt

SourceSafe for MS-DOS Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- 50_Line                 Yes|No Color                   Color scheme Height                  # of Lines                66 Port                    LPT1                      LPT1 Type                    Text|Postscript           Text Width                   #Characters               80

UNIX Settings:

Variable                Value Type                Default Value -- Data_Secure             SUIDRoot|Open             SUIDRoot Lock_Mode               Native|Lockfile           Native

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