INFO: How SourceSafe Selects a Viewer for a File

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
• Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04
• Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04
• Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04
• Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04
• Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 3.01, 3.02, 3.04

SUMMARY

To check settings to select a viewer for a file, SourceSafe follows these steps in order:

1. Uses SRCSAFE.ini or SS.ini settings for selected extension. For example:

   .DOC = C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE %1




2. Uses Editor setting in SRCSAFE.INI or SS.INI to set a default editor for all files opened in SourceSafe. For example:

   Editor = C:\WINWORD\WINWORD.EXE %1




3. Uses the Windows registration database and WIN.INI to determine association for the selected file's extension.



4. Uses its default editor. To have SourceSafe use its default editor set the variable in the SRCSAFE.INI or SS.INI to null. For example:

   .PRG =

MORE INFORMATION

In Visual SourceSafe 6.0 only, you can select an editor from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer. To do this, hold down the shift key, right-click on a file, select "View...," and then click Advanced >>. You can select the option to use the Visual SourceSafe default editor, registered application, or an editor of your choice.

Additional query words: ss3 initialization

Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
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