History Options Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)

Allows you to set history options for a file.

Dialog Box Access

In Visual SourceSafe Explorer, select a file. On the Tools menu, click Show History.

Note

You can specify whether this dialog box is displayed by using the Command Dialogs tab in the SourceSafe Options dialog box.

In Visual Studio, select a file in Solution Explorer. On the File menu, click Source Control, then click History.

  • From
    Specifies the date or label with which the history report begins. Use the prefix D to indicate a date and/or time, for example, "D02/29/95;12:15". Dates can be entered in MM.DD.YY, MM-DD-YY, or MM/DD/YY format, but not in the traditional text format, for example, August 15, 1995. Use the prefix L to indicate a label, for example, "Lbeta1".
  • Include file histories
    Displays file histories.
  • Include Labels
    Displays labels with the file histories.
  • Labels Only
    Displays labels only, if you have selected the Include file histories check box. You can use the Labels only check box with the From and To boxes to find all files with the specified label.
  • OK
    Displays the History of <name> dialog box, showing the version history of the file you select.
  • Only show this dialog when the Shift key is down
    Specifies that this dialog box is not displayed unless you hold down the SHIFT key when you select the Show History or History command.
  • Project
    SourceSafe plug-in only. Accesses the history information for a project. Clicking this button displays the Project History Options dialog box.
  • To
    Specifies the date or label with which the history report ends. For date and label formats, see From.
  • User
    Specifies that the returned history should include only files worked on by the specified user.

See Also

Reference

History of <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Project History Options Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Command Dialogs Tab (Explorer)

Other Resources

Visual SourceSafe User Interface Reference