INFO: SourceSafe System Capacities and Specifications

ID: Q123475


The information in this article applies to:
  • SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.0x
  • SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.0x
  • SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.0x
  • SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.0x
  • SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 3.0x


SUMMARY

This article contains information concerning the system capacities of SourceSafe.


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General Specifications & Limits

  • Users running SourceSafe concurrently: Unlimited


  • Files and projects in a SourceSafe Database: approx. 4 billion


  • Files and projects directly in a single project: 8191 (however, for performance reasons, it is recommended there is no more than a few hundred files in one project)


  • Bytes in a file: 67 Mb


  • Lines in the Windows "View" Command: 64K


  • Versions in a file or project history: 32,767 (The count on a project history does not include file Updates in that project)


  • Bytes in the Windows history display: 32K


  • Files correlated in a project history: 8191


String Lengths

Project Path (for example, $/Word/Spelling): 63 Characters

  • Filename: 31 characters (all platforms except MS-DOS and Windows). A short (8.3) name is also stored for compatibility with the FAT file system. All names are case insensitive.


  • Username: 15 characters


  • Password: 15 characters


  • File or project Label: 15 characters


  • String to "Scan" for: 63 characters


  • Line in the SS.INI file: 255 characters


Additional query words: limit limitations

Keywords : SourceSafe vbwin
Version : 3.0x
Platform : MACINTOSH MS-DOS NT UNIX WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: August 17, 1999
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