INFO:Basic Troubleshooting Converting from Delta to SourceSafe

Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
Article ID: Q135643
3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00
WINDOWS        | WINDOWS NT      | MS-DOS
kbusage kbtshoot kbdocerr

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, version 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MSDOS, versions 3.1

SUMMARY

This article covers the undocumented tips and tricks to using the Delta_SS conversion program in order to pull Microsoft Delta projects into Microsoft SourceSafe.

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Step-by-Step Procedure

  1. Ensure that your Delta project is having no problems. The Delta to SourceSafe conversion program runs the Delta RETRV DOS command to get the information pulled from Delta. If the Delta project is having problems within Delta, those problems need to be fixed before the Delta_SS conversion will run successfully.

    For additional information on how to troubleshoot basic Delta problems, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    ARTICLE-ID: Q131862

       TITLE     : Basic Troubleshooting When Having Problems with Delta
    
    

  2. Check all the project files into Delta before locking the project. The project should be locked before DELTA_SS is run.

  3. Make sure Delta is in your path, preferably the first directory.

  4. Make sure the DELTA_USER environment variable is set before running DELTA_SS. Add "SET DELTA_USER=guest" to the Autoexec.bat file.

  5. Confirm that you are using the correct path to SourceSafe.

  6. Make sure you are using the correct Delta project name.


KBCategory: kbusage kbtshoot kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: SourceSafe ss3 vss vbwin
Additional reference words: 4.00 5.00 3.10 delta
Keywords : SourceSafe ss3 vbwin vss kbdocerr kbtshoot kbusage
Version : 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00 5.00
Platform : MS-DOS NT WINDOWS


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Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
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