INFO: Setting Options You Can Modify in the Srcsafe.ini File

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Control in the Options Dialog     Tab                 SRCSAFE.INI Setting
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Allow multiple checkouts          General              Multiple_Checkout

Use network name for automatic
user log in                       General              Use_Network_Name

Database name                     General              Database_Name

Expand Keywords in                General              Keyword_Masks

Log all changes in                General              Journal file

Enable project security           Project Security     *Change to database
                                                        not INI file

Set shadow directory for project  Shadow Directories   *Sets project
                                                        modifications will
                                                        affect

Shadow Directory                  Shadow Directories   Shadow

Set read-only flag for all files  Shadow Directories   Shadow_ReadOnly

End-of-line character for file    Shadow Directories   Shadow_EOL

File date/time                    Shadow Directories   Shadow_SetTime
				

NOTE: The above information applies to Visual SourceSafe versions 4.x and 5.0. Also note that in Visual SourceSafe version 5.0, Directories are referred to as Folders.

Below are settings that are new to Visual SourceSafe version 5.0:

Control in the Options Dialog     Tab                 SRCSAFE.INI Setting
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URL                               Web Projects        URL

Virtual Root                      Web Projects        Virtual_Root

Site map filename                 Web Projects        SiteMap

Deployment path                   Web Projects        Deploy_Path

Proxy for deploying over ftp      Web                 Deploy_Proxy

Do not use the proxy for…
these local servers               Web                 Deploy_Host_Local

Default filename for Web Pages    Web                 Web_Default_Filename