Sets shadow folders.
Use the Set Shadow Folder for Project option to specify a project. After it is specified, all other options on the tab apply only to the specified project.
To display the Shadow Folders tab:
Specifies the project for which you want to set up the shadow folder. Click Browse to browse through the VSS database for the project you want. After you have entered a project name, any existing shadow information for that project is displayed in the remaining fields of the tab. Remember that shadow settings for a particular project may be set explicitly for that project or inherited from parent projects.
Specifies the shadow folder. This folder can be anywhere on the network, but in most cases is on the server with the VSS database. Click Browse to search the file system for a suitable location.
Applies the shadow folder specified in the other fields of this dialog box, and clears the dialog box so you can set another shadow folder. This button is not enabled unless you have specified a valid project and folder in the next two fields.
Controls whether files in the shadow folder are read-only.
Sets the end-of-line character used in the shadow folder. When VSS copies a file into the shadow folder, it uses the end-of-line character used by its own operating system. For example, VSS on Windows uses a carriage-return/line-feed pair. In a multi-platform environment, the files in the shadow folder are a mixture of end-of-line characters, based on which operating system each file was updated from most recently.
This setting overrides that mechanism, forcing all versions of VSS to use the specified end-of-line character. Set this field to LF for line feed (the UNIX default), CR for carriage return, or CR/LF for carriage-return/line-feed pairs (the Intel default). Note that Macintosh compilers can generally accept carriage-return/line-feed pairs, so CR/LF is a good setting for Intel
Macintosh installations.
Sets the date/time stamp given to files in the shadow folder.
By default, whenever VSS places a file in the shadow folder, its sets the date/time of the file to the current date/time.
However, if you set this variable to Modification or Check In, VSS sets the shadow folder file to the date/time that the file was last modified or checked in, respectively.
Confirms selections, and saves the shadow settings to the SRCSAFE.INI file.
Cancels selections and returns to VSS Administrator.