HOWTO: Use Keyword Expansion in HTML Files

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 on the following platforms: Macintosh, Unix, x86

SUMMARY

This article explains how to include the last update time, the name of the Web page, and other similar items in HTML files on the World Wide Web. You can automatically include these items through keyword expansion when you use Visual SourceSafe. You can also enter other items as regular comments so that they only appear in the source of the HTML document.

MORE INFORMATION

Setting up keyword expansion for HTML files is slightly different than using keywords in regular source code files like those used in Visual C++ and Visual Basic.

Enable Keywords for Web Documents

1. Start the Visual SourceSafe Administrator.

2. On the Tools -> Options menu, click the General tab.

3. In "Expand Keywords in Files of Type," type: *.HTM, *.HTML, *.HTX

4. Exit the Visual SourceSafe Administrator and restart the Visual SourceSafe Explorer.

   For external viewing:
   $Date:     $
   $JustDate: $
   $Modtime:  $

   For internal documentation:
   $Author:   $
   $Archive:  $
   $Log:      $
   $Header:   $

Add Keywords to HTML Files

To add a keyword for external viewing, type:

   <!-- $$KeyWord: --><!-- $ -->

   <p>Last Updated on: <!-- $$JustDate: --><!-- $ --></p>

   Last Updated on: 1/1/96

   <!-- $KeyWord: $ -->

Note that any keyword that you want to display externally in HTML documents must be preceded by $$.

More information on how to manage Web sites with Visual SourceSafe can be found on the World Wide Web at www.microsoft.com/ssafe/techinfo/vssweb.htm.

REFERENCES

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Help: HTML Keyword Expansion

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