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Q127188: DOC: SourceSafe Undocumented Command Line Switches

Article: Q127188
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbdocerr kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe310 kbSSafe304
Last Modified: 07-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The following command line switches were not documented in the SourceSafe
version 3.0 Command Line Reference or the SourceSafe 3.1 Reference Manuals:

- When you use the -O@<filename> switch, the at character (@) with the -O
  switch sends standard errors to the file as well as SourceSafe output

- When you use the -o&<filename> switch, the ampersand character
  (&) with the -O switch suppresses the 'SourceSafe Output' window in the
  Windows and Windows NT Command Line executables.

- When you use the -exitcode switch, SourceSafe outputs an exitcode.

Combining these switches allows for automated macros that do not require
intervention from the user. For example:

  SS GET $/build -r -o@&bldreslt.txt -exitcode

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbdocerr kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe310 kbSSafe304 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch

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