Quotes Required in Command Line for Names with Spaces

Last reviewed: January 15, 1997
Article ID: Q150644
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 95, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

When using SourceSafe Command Line commands, such as SS CD or SS CP, to set the current project, you need to use quotation marks (" ") around a project name that contains a space. The quotation marks must surround the entire project path name or switch.

MORE INFORMATION

Failure to enclose the project name in quotation marks results in the following error message:

   You may only specify one project for this command

Follow this example for any SourceSafe command line command that contains a space.

Step-by-Step Example

From the Command prompt or MS-DOS session:

  1. Change to the Root ($/) project:

    SS CP $/

    NOTE: SourceSafe returns: Current Project is $/.

  2. Create a project named First Project from the Root:

    SS CREATE "First Project"

    (Note the quotation marks around the project name.)

    NOTE: This command without the quotes, that is SS CREATE First Project, will create two projects, one named First and the other Projects.

  3. Change to the new project:

    SS CP "$/First Project"


KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: sscl
Additional reference words: 4.00 5.00 vss



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Last reviewed: January 15, 1997
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