DOCERR: Additional SourceSafe INI Settings

ID: Q127189

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 3.04, 3.1

SUMMARY

This article lists INI settings and color strings that were not documented in the SourceSafe documentation.

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SourceSafe 3.0 INI Settings

The following INI settings were not documented in the SourceSafe version 3.0 Concepts and Configuration Manual:

Diff_Context - Indicates how many lines to show before and after a difference:

Syntax: Diff_Context = <n1>
Example: Diff_Context = 3

Indicate_Expandable - Controls whether SourceSafe will put a + or - character in the folders (Inteface Only):

Syntax: Indicate_Expandable = <Yes|No>
Example: Indicate_Expandable = Yes

Store_Deltas - Indicates whether changes are stored or not:

Syntax: Store_Deltas = <Yes|No>
Example: Store_Deltas = Yes

Update_No_Conflicts - Indicates to SourceSafe to merge with no conflicts:

Syntax: Update_No_Conflicts = <Yes|No>
Example: Update_No_Conflicts = No

Viewer_Font - Sets font attributes for any SourceSafe viewer window:

Syntax: Viewer_Font = <Font face>, <Font size>, <Font weight>, <[Bold|Underline|Strikeout|Italic]>
Example: Viewer_Font = arial, 10

SourceSafe 3.02 INI Settings

The following INI settings were new to version 3.02:

Hist_Rect - Sets coordinates of the History window:

Syntax: Hist_Rect = <x1, y1, x2, y2>
Example: Hist_Rect = 65,61,966,665

Preview_Rect - Sets coordinates of the Preview window:

Syntax: Preview_Rect = <x1, y1, x2, y2>
Example: Preview_Rect = 65,61,966,665

Visual_Diff_ChangeClr - Sets color of Visual Difference Change text:

Syntax: Visual_Diff_ChangeClr = <color string| RGB value>
Example: Visual_Diff_ChangeClr = Green

Visual_Diff_DeleteClr - Sets color of Visual Difference Delete text:

Syntax: Visual_Diff_DeleteClr = <color string| RGB value>
Example: Visual_Diff_DeleteClr = Green

Visual_Diff_InsertClr - Sets color of Visual Difference Insert text:

Syntax: Visual_Diff_InsertClr = <color string| RGB value>
Example: Visual_Diff_InsertClr = Green

Visual_Diff_Rect - Coordinates of a Visual Difference Window:

Syntax: Visual_Diff_Rect = <x1,y1,x2,y2>
Example: Visual_Diff_Rect = 65,61,966,665

Color String Values

The following color-string values were not documented in the SourceSafe 3.0 Concepts and Configuration Manual:

Black
Blue
Green
Cyan
Red
Magenta
Yellow
White
Gray
Light Blue
Light Green
Light Cyan
Light Red
Light Magenta
Light Yellow

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Keywords : kbsetup SourceSafe
Version : 3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.10 | 3.04 3.1
Platform : MACINTOSH MS-DOS NT UNIX WINDOWS
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