History Details Dialog Box

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Displays details of the history of a file or project.

To display the History Details dialog box for a file:

1. Select a file in the file pane of VSS Explorer. 
   
   
2. On the Tools menu, click Show History

   Make selections in the File History Options dialog box if it is enabled, and click OK.

   Note   Enable the display of the File History Options dialog box on the Command Dialogs tab in the SourceSafe Options dialog box (Tools menu).

3. In the History of File dialog box, click Details.

To display the History Details dialog box for a project:

1. Select a project in the project pane of VSS Explorer.
   
   
2. On the Tools menu, click Show History. 

   Make selections in the Project History Options dialog box if it is enabled, and click OK.

   Note   Enable the display of the Project History Options dialog box on the Command Dialogs tab in the SourceSafe Options dialog box (Tools menu).

3. In the History of Project dialog box, click Details.

Access Rights

Any VSS user can use this dialog box.

Dialog Box Options

File

Name of the selected file.

Version

Version number of the selected file.

Date

Date and time the selected file was created or last checked out.

User

User who created the version.

Label

Shows the label, if any, for the file or project.  You can also change the label.

Comment

Adds a new comment or changes an existing comment for a specific version of a file or project.  Every version of every file or project in VSS is associated with a user-defined comment.  The new comment replaces the old comment, which cannot be recovered.

Label Comment

Shows the comment entered at the time a label was applied.

Next

Shows information on the next item in the History list.

Previous

Shows information on the previous item in the History list.

Close

Closes the History Details dialog box.