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Q131447: HOWTO: Use PHYSICAL Command to Find SourceSafe Database File

Article: Q131447
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): MS-DOS:3.04,3.1; WINDOWS:3.04,3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0; winnt:3.04,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbSSafe310 kbSSafe304 kbSsafe600FAQ
Last Modified: 18-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1 
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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When debugging and troubleshooting, you may need to determine what file inside a
project corresponds to a file in the SourceSafe database.

MORE INFORMATION
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Use the following undocumented command lines:

     To Find                       Use This Command Line
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     Project file                  SS PHYSICAL <Project Path>
     Certain file in a project     SS PHYSICAL <Project Path>/<FileName>
     All files in a project        SS PHYSICAL <Project Path> -R


Use the -o switch to redirect the output of the SS PHYSICAL command to a text
file. For example:

     SS PHYSICAL -r $/ "-o@Filename.ext"

This command reports the physical names of all projects and files starting with
the root project and directs this output to a file named Filename.ext.

Additional query words: SourceSafe vss vbwin SS SRCSAFE

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbFAQ kbSSafe310 kbSSafe304 kbSsafe600FAQ 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbSSafe304 kbSSafe304DOS kbSSafe310 kbSSafe310DOS kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe304NT kbSSafe310NT
Version           : MS-DOS:3.04,3.1; WINDOWS:3.04,3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0; winnt:3.04,3.1
Issue type        : kbhowto

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