BUG: Recursive History Fails if Used With -f- Switch

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

SYMPTOMS

When the SourceSafe History command is used on a project with the -r (recursive) and -f- (Do Not Display Individual File Updates) switches, the -r switch does not work correctly.

CAUSE

This problem only occurs when using the -r and -f- switches together.

RESOLUTION

Use the SourceSafe Explorer to generate a recursive project history that does not show file updates.

To accomplish this, clear the "Include file checkins" option in the Project History Options dialog box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a project named TestProj under $/, then add a subproject named SubProj under TestProj.



2. Add some files to the TestProj and SubProj projects. Next, check out, modify, and check in the files to create some history for the files.

1. Set the current database with the following command:

   
        set ssdir = <path to SourceSafe directory> 




2. Get the history for the project, $/TestProj in addition to the subprojects for $/TestProj with the following command:

   
         ss history -r -f- $/TestProj 

REFERENCES

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

Q128723 HOWTO: Reference a Time on the Command Line

Additional query words: kbDSupport sub

Keywords : kbCommandLine kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600bug
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug