HOWTO: Use OLE Automation wth Visual SourceSafe

 Last reviewed: February 12, 1997
Article ID: Q163407
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows, version 5.0

SUMMARY

Visual SourceSafe version 5.0 is an OLE automation server and can be called programmatically from within Visual FoxPro. This article describes how to invoke the OLE server and demonstrates some simple functionality.

MORE INFORMATION

Assuming that Visual SourceSafe Version 5.0 is installed, and that Tastrade.pjx has been added to a SourceSafe database, the following code sample will check out main.prg to the current Visual FoxPro default directory: 

      oSSafe = CREATEOBJECT("SourceSafe")

      * Syntax is object.open(path to srcsafe.ini, username, password)
      oSSafe.open("C:\vss\srcsafe.ini","guest","")

      * The next 2 lines show some of the object's properties
      ? oSSafe.username
      ? oSSafe.currentproject

      * The next line assumes FoxApps is the Visual SourceSafe project and
      * Tastrade is a subproject
      oFile = oSSafe.vssitem("$/FoxApps/Tastrade/main.prg")
      oFile.Checkout()
      oFile.Checkin()
For more information on the Visual SourceSafe object model, you can use a tool such as the Visual Basic object browser. Documentation is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe.

KBCategory: kbusage kbhowto
KBSubcategory: ssfox VSS VFP vfoxwin ssafe
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00b 5.00



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Last reviewed: February 12, 1997
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