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Q151354: Sslogin Utility to Validate User Name and Password

Article: Q151354
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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Sslogin.exe is a utility that allows you to validate a user name and password
when using the Visual SourceSafe Command Line.

The following files are included in the file Sslogin.exe:

  Readme.doc
  Sslog16.dll -- 16-bit DLL
  Sslogin.dll -- 32-bit DLL

MORE INFORMATION
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The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

Sslogin.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of
posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure
servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.


If an invalid password or user name is passed to the Command Line, Visual
SourceSafe does not return an error message that can be detected. The Command
Line prompts the user to enter a new password. This causes a problem when the
Command is included in an application because the control does not return to the
file, and the process does not complete. The Sslogin DLL allows you to check the
user name before calling the Command Line functions. Once the user name and
password are validated, then the programmer may call the Command Line.

The Sslogin.dll takes three parameters:

  Username (case insensitive)
  Password (case insensitive)
  Path to the UM.DAT file

The DLL returns an integer value representing the success or failure of the
operation.

Additional query words: Logged login

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,5.0

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