PRB: Keyword Expansion Is Case Sensitive

ID: Q131092

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1
SourceSafe for Windows, version 3.1
SourceSafe for Windows NT, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

SourceSafe keyword expansion is case sensitive. For example, the following do not expand as expected:


      $nokeywords: $

      $Nokeywords: $

CAUSE

This behavior is by design.

RESOLUTION

The syntax for the keywords is:


      $Archive: $
      $Author: $
      $Date: $
      $Header: $
      $History: $
      $Log: $
      $Logfile: $
      $Modtime: $
      $NoKeywords: $
      $Revision: $
      $Workfile: $

Visual SourceSafe 6.0 also contains:


      $JustDate: $

The capital letters are required.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Version :
Platform :
Issue type : kbprb