Editor Initialization Variable

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Determines which editor is used to enter comments and view files.

Syntax

Editor = editor executable file

Example

Sets the comment and view editor to Me.exe:

Editor = C:\Me\Me.exe

Remarks

When you use the View command, VSS looks for the application it should run to display the file. The last place it looks is in the initialization files, for the Editor variable. Because this variable is not extension-specific, it is not generally the best place to specify an editor. However, it can be useful to set a default editor for all files whose extensions are not found.

The VSS command line also uses the variable specified here for comments, unless you override it with the Comment_Editor initialization variable.

You can also set this variable in your SS.INI file by using the File Viewer option on the General tab in the SourceSafe Options dialog box.