Visual SourceSafe User Interface Reference
This section describes the dialog boxes and wizards used by Visual SourceSafe Explorer, Visual SourceSafe Administrator, and the SourceSafe plug-ins for Visual Studio.
In This Section
- <your report title> Dialog Box
Displays a formatted report of selected information.
- About Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Dialog Box
Displays information about your copy of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.
- Add Assignment for <name> Dialog Box (Administrator)
Adjusts the project rights assignment for a selected database user.
- Add File Dialog Box (Explorer)
Adds files to a Visual SourceSafe project.
- Add File Group Dialog Box (Administrator and Explorer)
Adds a new file group to the list of supported file groups.
- Add File to <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Copies files into the selected Visual SourceSafe project.
- Add SourceSafe Database Wizard
Locates and configures a Visual SourceSafe database.
- Add to SourceSafe Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Adds a solution or project to source control using a SourceSafe plug-in in Visual Studio.
- Add User Dialog Box (Administrator)
Adds a new user to the list of users for the current database.
- Add Users for <name> Dialog Box (Administrator)
Adds users for a project.
- Advanced Check Out Options Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Provides additional options that you can set to determine how a SourceSafe plug-in for Visual Studio checks out files.
- Advanced Get Options Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Provides additional options that you can set to determine how a SourceSafe plug-in for Visual Studio gets files to a working folder.
- Archive Wizard (Administrator)
Archives (backs up) projects in your Visual SourceSafe database.
- Assignments for <name> Dialog Box (Administrator)
Changes project access rights to a Visual SourceSafe database for the selected user.
- Branch Dialog Box (Explorer)
Branches a previously shared file.
- Change Password Dialog Box (Administrator)
Changes the password for the selected user.
- Check Hyperlinks Dialog Box (Explorer)
Checks HTML files for invalid links to other files.
- Check Hyperlinks Results Dialog Box (Explorer)
Displays the results of a check for broken hyperlinks in a Web project.
- Check In Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Checks a changed file or project into a database.
- Check Out Dialog Box (Explorer)
Checks out the latest version of the selected file or project.
- Check Out for Edit Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Checks out items from source control using a SourceSafe plug-in in Visual Studio.
- Check Out Status Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays checkout information for the selected file.
- Choose project from SourceSafe Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Selects a project from a database.
- Choose Project Dialog Box (Administrator)
Allows you to select a project to archive (back up).
- Clean Up Local Temporary Files Directory Dialog Box (Administrator)
Cleans up temporary files in the specified local directory.
- Contents of <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Displays the contents of the selected Visual SourceSafe project.
- Copy Rights Assignments to <name> Dialog Box (Administrator)
Copies a user's access rights to the specified user.
- Create Project in <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Creates a new empty subproject under the selected project.
- Create Site Map for <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Creates a site map of the HTML files in a Web project.
- Delete Dialog Box (Explorer)
Deletes a file or a project, with all associated files.
- Deleted Items Tab (Explorer)
Displays a list of items that have been deleted from the selected project.
- Deploy Dialog Box (Explorer)
Deploys a Web project to one or more Web servers.
- Difference Options Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays the options that specify how two versions of a file will be compared.
- Differences between Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays the differences between two files or two versions of a single file.
- Edit User Dialog Box (Administrator)
Changes the user name and sharing permissions for a user.
- File Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to view or edit a file.
- Files Report Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Creates a files report for a project.
- Find Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Specifies search criteria.
- Find in Files Dialog Box (Explorer)
Finds all instances of a specified character string.
- Find in Files Results Dialog Box (Explorer)
Lists all files that contain the string specified in the Find in Files Dialog Box.
- Folder Selection Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to select a folder.
- General Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays general properties for the selected item.
- Get Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Retrieves a read-only copy of the selected item from the database to your working folder.
- Go To Dialog Box (Explorer)
Moves the cursor to a specified location in a file.
- History Details Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays details of the history of a file or a project.
- History of <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays history information for the selected file.
- History of Project Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays history information for the selected project.
- History Options Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to set history options for a file.
- History Report Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Prepares a report of history information on a file or project.
- Label Dialog Box (Explorer)
Assigns descriptive text to a version.
- Links for <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Shows links for a shared file.
- Links Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays share links for the selected file.
- Lock Visual SourceSafe Database Dialog Box (Administrator)
Allows you to lock all users out of a Visual SourceSafe database.
- Merge to <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Merges the selected file version with another version of the file.
- Move Dialog Box (Explorer)
Relocates the selected subproject from one parent project to another.
- Open SourceSafe Database Dialog Box
Opens a Visual SourceSafe database.
- Password Dialog Box (Explorer)
Allows you to change the password to use in logging in to a Visual SourceSafe database.
- Paths Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays the items that contain branched versions of the selected file.
- Preview Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Displays a read-only preview of a report.
- Project Difference Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Compares two versions of a project and specifies the display for the comparison results.
- Project History Options Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to set history options for a project.
- Project Rights Dialog Box (Administrator)
Displays and changes access rights for users in selected projects.
- Reconcile all differences for <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Reconciles differences between projects.
- Restore Wizard (Administrator)
Restores projects from an archive file.
- Search for Status Dialog Box (Explorer)
Searches for files by their database checkout status.
- Search for Wildcard Dialog Box (Explorer)
Searches for files using a wildcard.
- Select Dialog Box (Explorer)
Selects one or more files.
- Select Temporary Folder Dialog Box (Explorer)
Allows selection of a folder to contain temporary files.
- Server Configuration Dialog Box, LAN Service Tab (Administrator)
Allows configuration of a LAN service for LAN access to a database.
- Server Configuration Dialog Box, SourceSafe Internet Tab (Administrator)
Allows configuration of a Web service for remote access to a database.
- Set Shadow For Dialog Box (Administrator)
Allows you to set a shadow folder for a project.
- Set Working Folder Dialog Box (Explorer)
Allows you to set your working folder.
- Share Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Specifies a project to share with the current project.
- Share from <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Creates a new project that is identical to an old version of the selected project.
- Share with <name> Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Shares the current version of a file or project.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Command Dialogs Tab (Explorer)
Allows you to specify whether option dialog boxes are displayed for certain commands.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Command Line Options Tab (Explorer)
Specifies defaults for some command line commands.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Custom Editors Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to set custom editor specifications.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Difference Tab (Explorer)
Allows you to specify global options for viewing differences between files or projects.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, File Types Tab (Administrator and Explorer)
Sets options relating to the types of files that you can store in a database.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, General Tab
Allows you to specify general configuration options that affect all users in the database user list.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Integration Tab (Plug-in)
Specifies integration information for a SourceSafe plug-in.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, International Settings Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Specifies international settings used in a distributed environment.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Local Files Tab (Explorer and Plug-in)
Specifies how Visual SourceSafe should handle files in your working folder.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Project Rights Tab (Administrator)
Enables the Rights by Project, Rights Assignments for User, and Copy User Rights commands.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Shadow Folders Tab (Administrator)
Sets options for a shadow folder.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Time Zone Tab (Administrator)
Identifies a single time zone for use in all date/time stamp operations for a database.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, View Tab (Explorer)
Specifies display options for Visual SourceSafe Explorer components.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Warnings Tab (Explorer)
Specifies whether warnings are displayed before actions that might result in accidental loss or deletion of data.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Web Tab (Administrator)
Sets options that are general to all Web projects in the database.
- SourceSafe Options Dialog Box, Web Projects Tab (Administrator)
Sets information for a Web project.
- Undo Check Out for <name> Dialog Box (Explorer)
Cancels a Check Out operation on files or projects that you have checked out, undoing all changes.
- Undo Checkout Dialog Box (Plug-in)
Cancels a Check Out operation on a source-controlled item that you have checked out, undoing all changes.
- Visual SourceSafe Login Dialog Box (Explorer and Plug-in)
Allows you to enter the database name and the login credentials required to access Visual SourceSafe.