VSS(3)                User Contributed Perl Documentation               VSS(3)



NNAAMMEE
       VSS - Visual Source Safe Class

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
               use VSS;

               my $vss = VSS->new(db_path => 'L:/',
                           username => 'foo',
                           password => 'bar',
                           vss_base => '$/Development/');

               my $item = $vss->checkout('src/main.c');
               $item = $vss->checkin($item);

               $vss->share_and_branch('cmvdbc.htm.xml', '$/Production/cmvdbc.htm.xml');

WWAARRNNIINNGG
       PLEASE DO NOT USE MICROSOFT VISUAL SOURCE SAFE UNLESS YOU HAVE TO!!  It
       is horrible software and pcvs or cvs or anything else is recommended.
       If you are so unlucky as to have to use this all you need to know is
       what's outlined below. You might also want to check out
       <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/msdn_vssole.asp>

AARRGGUUMMEENNTTSS
       The following arguments can be passed to this module:

       ddbb__ppaatthh

       The path to your srcsafe.ini file. In some versions of VSS you may need
       to pass the name of the directory that contains the srcsafe.ini file.

       uusseerrnnaammee

       The username you use to log into VSS.

       ppaasssswwoorrdd

       The password you use to log into VSS.

       vvssss__bbaassee

       This is an optional, but recommended parameter. The function of such is
       for the _itemize and _itemize_name functions allowing you to say things
       like 'project/file.c' instead of '$/Development/project/file.c'. In
       that case you would set vss_base to '$Development/'.  Simple, huh? ;)

       ddeebbuugg

       Set to 1 to debug.

MMEETTHHOODDSS
       Before we begin I should tell you that all parameters that are supposed
       to be a VSS item will do its best to become a VSS item. What I mean is
       that every time you pass an argument that requires an item or item
       name, it will be run through one of the functions _itemize or _item-
       ize_name.  These are meant to be called only from the module, but I
       feel free to use them in your scripts (though I won't document it here,
       for simplicity's sake). The functions do thier best to turn a
       [full|partial] textual description into a VSS item or VSS item name.

       iitteemm__eexxiissttss

       Pretty self-explanatory. If the function can obtain an item from the
       item name passed, it returns 1 otherwise 0.

       cchheecckkiinn

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name [required]

       2   Comment [optional]

       Returns: VSS Item

       cchheecckkoouutt

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name [required]

       2   Comment [optional]

       Returns: VSS Item or undef if checked out

       llooccaall__ffiillee

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name [required]

       Returns: Local file name

       I'm not sure this function works X(.

       sshhaarree__aanndd__bbrraanncchh

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the FROM item
           [required]

       2   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the TO item
           [required]

       3   AutoCheckIn 1 or 0. Determines if the function should checkin
           checked-out files. [optional] [default:0]

       Returns: 0 upon success; error string upon failure.

       bbrraanncchh

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the file or
           project that was shared into. [required]

       Returns: nothing

       sshhaarree

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the FROM item
           [required]

       2   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the TO item
           [required]

       3   DeleteIfExists 1 or 0. Determines if the function should delete
           existing TO items. [optional] [default:0]

       Returns: 0 upon success; error string upon failure.

       ddeessttrrooyy

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the item to be
           destroyed [required]

       Returns: nothing

       aadddd

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the directory to
           add into. [required]

       2   Local file (full path, windows convention - use backslashes) to
           add. [required]

       If the director(y|ies) you're adding to don't exists, don't worry. This
       will call add_directories to add them into VSS.

       aadddd__ddiirreeccttoorriieess

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the direc-
           tor(y|ies) to create. [required]

       This function will create all the directories named, or none if they
       already exist.

       uuppddaattee

       Arguments:

       1   VSS item or [full|partial] item name representing the directory to
           add into. [required]

       2   Local file name only (not the path name). Must match the end of the
           next parameter. [required]

       3   Local file (full path/file name, windows convention - use back-
           slashes) to add. [required]

       This function will check out the file if it exists and copy the speci-
       fied local file to in before checking it back in, thus updating it. If
       the item does not exist, it simply calls the add method.

BBUUGGSS
       Plenty, but they're all within MS VSS itself so they'll never get
       resolved :).  If you do find a bug, let me know.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       WIN32::OLE
       <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dnvss/html/vssauto.asp>
       <http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvss/html/msdn_vssole.asp>

CCRREEDDIITTSS
       Thanks to Shaun-lost-his-full-name-and-email-address for the update
       from Version 1.0.2 to Version 1.0.3. He removed the hardcoded defaults
       and instead searched the registry for the values that the shell uses
       via Win32::TieRegistry. Very cool!

AAUUTTHHOORR
       BPrudent (Brandon Prudent)

       email: xlacklusterx@hotmail.com



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