INFO: Actions That Perform an Implicit GET

 Last reviewed: May 29, 1997
Article ID: Q169257
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

Certain SourceSafe operations by default implicitly GET a local copy of a file. This is partially documented in the Online Help for the -G command line option

MORE INFORMATION

The following commands perform a GET when they are executed from the command line or the Visual SourceSafe Explorer:

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This is by design. SourceSafe assumes that changes made to files in a project should be echoed to the project's working folder (directory). The GET does not happen under two conditions:

  1. If there is no working folder set for the project in the Visual SourceSafe Explorer.
2. When you use the -G- switch on the command line.

For some of these operations, the Visual SourceSafe Explorer provides a way to override the default behavior. For more information, please refer to the User's guide and Online Help for the individual commands.

Keywords : kbusage sscl ssui
Version : 4.0 4.0a 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: May 29, 1997
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