INFO: Will VSS 5.0 Be Able to Read a VSS 6.0 Database?

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0a, 5.0, 6.0

SUMMARY

Q. Will Visual SourceSafe 5.0 be able to read a Visual SourceSafe 6.0 database?

A. Visual SourceSafe 5.0 and 4.0a clients can read a Visual SourceSafe 6.0 database if the Visual SourceSafe 6.0 database has not been upgraded to the new database format. Initially, when you create a new Visual SourceSafe 6.0 database or upgrade from a previous version of the database, you are asked if you would like to upgrade to the new database format. Click No if you want your Visual SourceSafe 5.0 and 4.0a clients to be able to read a Visual SourceSafe 6.0 database. If your clients receive an "Incompatible database version" error message after upgrading to Visual SourceSafe 6.0, the database format might have been inadvertently upgraded. There is a command line utility named Ddupd.exe, located in the win32 directory of the Visual SourceSafe server. This utility has an -undo switch that converts the database from a 6.0 format to a 4.0a or 5.0 format. The syntax is:

ddupd.exe <path to data directory> -undo

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Keywords : kbddconv kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSsafe600FAQ
Version : WINDOWS:4.0a,5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo