Microsoft KB Archive/123470

= INFO: How SourceSafe Selects a Viewer for a File =

Article ID: 123470

Article Last Modified on 5/6/2003

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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 Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.01
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.02
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 3.04
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe
 * Microsoft SourceSafe

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This article was previously published under Q123470



SUMMARY
To check settings to select a viewer for a file, SourceSafe follows these steps in order:

 Uses SRCSAFE.ini or SS.ini settings for selected extension. For example:

.DOC = C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE %1

 Uses Editor setting in SRCSAFE.INI or SS.INI to set a default editor for all files opened in SourceSafe. For example:

Editor = C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE %1

 Uses the Windows registration database and WIN.INI to determine association for the selected file's extension. Uses its default editor. To have SourceSafe use its default editor set the variable in the SRCSAFE.INI or SS.INI to null. For example:

.PRG =





MORE INFORMATION
In Visual SourceSafe 6.0 only, you can select an editor from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer. To do this, hold down the shift key, right-click on a file, select "View...," and then click Advanced >>. You can select the option to use the Visual SourceSafe default editor, registered application, or an editor of your choice.

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Keywords: kbinfo KB123470

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