DOCUMENT:Q135643  01-MAY-2001  [ssafe]
TITLE   :INFO: Basic Troubleshooting Converting from Delta to SourceSafe
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER:MS-DOS:3.1; WINDOWS:3.1,4.0,5.0; winnt:3.1
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe310

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, version 3.1 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, version 3.1 
 - Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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This article covers the undocumented tips and tricks to using the Delta_SS
conversion program in order to pull Microsoft Delta projects into Microsoft
SourceSafe.

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Step-by-Step Procedure
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1. Ensure that your Delta project is having no problems. The Delta to SourceSafe
   conversion program runs the Delta RETRV DOS command to get the information
   pulled from Delta. If the Delta project is having problems within Delta,
   those problems need to be fixed before the Delta_SS conversion will run
   successfully.

   For additional information on how to troubleshoot basic Delta problems, please
   see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q131862 Basic Troubleshooting When Having Problems with Delta

2. Check all the project files into Delta before locking the project. The
   project should be locked before DELTA_SS is run.

3. Make sure Delta is in your path, preferably the first directory.

4. Make sure the DELTA_USER environment variable is set before running DELTA_SS.
   Add "SET DELTA_USER=guest" to the Autoexec.bat file.

5. Confirm that you are using the correct path to SourceSafe.

6. Make sure you are using the correct Delta project name.


Additional query words: delta

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe310 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbSSafe310 kbSSafe310DOS kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe310NT
Version           : MS-DOS:3.1; WINDOWS:3.1,4.0,5.0; winnt:3.1
Issue type        : kbinfo

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