Article: Q157533
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbDSupport kbSsafe600FAQ
Last Modified: 18-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0a
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0a
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When running PVCS_SS.EXE to convert a PVCS database to a SourceSafe database,
the conversion does not complete. This process does not return any error
messages.
RESOLUTION
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Add these lines to AUTOEXEC.BAT:
set libpath = <path to the DLLs used by the GET program,
such as c:\pvcs\dll>
set vcsid = <userid>
set vcscfg = <path to configuration file>
set intrsolvdir = <path to dir where license admin facility is>
NOTE: When you execute PVCS_SS *.*, meaning convert *all* of the files, it may
appear to hang as it apparently does a lot of initialization in PVCS.
STATUS
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This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. At a DOS prompt, switch to the directory containing the file PVCS_SS.EXE.
This will vary depending on the version of SourceSafe and the kind of
installation.
2. Type the command: " PVCS_SS *.* $/<newproject> " (without the quotation
marks)
On screen and in the conversion log file, the following appears:
PVCS_SS. Copyright... 7/25/95 12:42
There may be some other unusable information as well.
The PVCS data is converted to SourceSafe data.
Additional query words: kbdsi
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Keywords : kbSSafe kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbDSupport kbSsafe600FAQ
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe400a kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0a,5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbprb
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