Visual Source Safe

Enygma

Lets say my srcsafe.ini file is on a server where the source database is stored.
The documentation says that I can connect to it from the command line like so:

c:\>ss -s\\server\data\vss {etc}

But it complains that -s isn't a valid switch.

Anyone know any other ways around this, I want Ant to do a get latest version but it's built in vss task doesn't really work. I was hoping to use the <exec> task.
Any ideas?

Zee Dude

You have probably tried this already,
this looks like it needs to be enabled on the server, put the following in your ss.ini file.

Smart_Mode = Yes

Hobbes

Not sure why your using -S ?
Anyway that syntax is wrong.

If you want to do a get latest version here is what I do...

set SSUSER=username
set SSDIR=\\server\data\vss
ss GET $/* -R -I-Y -Yusername,password

This should get the whole tree to the current directory.

Btw, I checked. The ANT command works fine. Do you have a copy of the ANT line you have? Do you have SS.exe on the path? or use the SSDIR command.

SSDIR on the command points to the source safe database location, while in ANT it points to the SS.EXE, also I haven't tried localpath mapping to a UNC instead of a logicaldrive.

So the ANT command should be...

<VSSGET 
  localpath="c:\buildarea\sources"
  recursive="true"
  label="ProjectLabel"
  login="username,password"
  vsspath="\\server\data\vss"
  ssdir="c:\VSS"
/>

[This message has been edited by Hobbes (edited 21-05-2001).]

Enygma

Cheers Hobbes!
I was hoping you'd know something about this.
The only thing now is that if I have something checked out the build fails but that's no biggy really.
Thanks again