HOWTO: Use PHYSICAL Command to Find SourceSafe Database File

 Last reviewed: August 19, 1997
Article ID: Q131447

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.04, 3.1

SUMMARY

When debugging and troubleshooting, you may need to determine what file inside a project corresponds to a file in the SourceSafe database.

MORE INFORMATION

Use the following undocumented command lines: 

      To Find                       Use This Command Line
      ------------------------------------------------------------------

      Project file                  SS PHYSICAL <Project Path>
      Certain file in a project     SS PHYSICAL <Project Path>/<FileName>
      All files in a project        SS PHYSICAL <Project Path> -R
Use the -o switch to redirect the output of the SS PHYSICAL command to a text file. For example: 

      SS PHYSICAL -r $/ "-o@Filename.ext"
This command reports the physical names of all projects and files starting with the root project and directs this output to a file named Filename.ext.

Additional query words: SourceSafe vss vbwin SS SRCSAFE
Keywords : SourceSafe SRCSAFE SS vbwin vss kbhowto kbtshoot kbusage
Version : 3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10
Platform : MS-DOS NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: August 19, 1997
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