HOWTO: Pin Multiple Files in Visual SourceSafe

ID: Q193577

The information in this article applies to:

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

SUMMARY

By design, Visual SourceSafe does not allow you to pin multiple files from Visual SourceSafe Explorer. You can pin multiple files from the command prompt using the following command:

ss pin <path to the files> -V#

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Step-by-Step Procedures

To pin an individual file, type the following command at the command prompt:

ss pin $/project1/first.doc -V1

RESULT: This pins the file first.doc at version 1.

To pin multiple files, separate the file names with a space as follows:

ss pin $/project1/first.doc $/project1/project11/second.doc -V1

RESULT: This pins the files first.doc in project1 and second.doc in project11 at version 1.

You can also pin files using wildcard specifications as follows:

ss pin $/project1/*.doc -V1

RESULT: This pins all the document files under project1 at version 1. Also, you can use the *.* wildcard to pin all the files under project1.

To pin the files in the subprojects as well, you have to select the Recursive option. To do this, go to the Tools menu, click Options, and select the Act on projects recursively check box on the General tab. This adds a line "Recursive = Yes" in the ss.ini for the current user.

NOTE: The recursive option is set only after you make the changes and close Visual SourceSafe Explorer.

After you set the recursive option, type the following command:

ss pin $/project1/*.* -V1

RESULT: This pins all files in project1 and its subprojects at version 1.

REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q169257 INFO: Actions That Perform an Implicit GET

Q157527 INFO: New Visual SourceSafe Commands and Functionality

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