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Q216115: HOWTO: Set Up Multiple Databases in Visual SourceSafe 6.0

Article: Q216115
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsetup kbSSafe600 kbSSExplorer
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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Visual SourceSafe 6.0 includes a new means of implementing multiple databases.

NOTE: You cannot share files between multiple databases. You also cannot merge
databases.

MORE INFORMATION
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To add databases in Visual SourceSafe 6.0, click Create Database on the Tools
menu in the Visual SourceSafe Administrator. This will create a new Visual
SourceSafe installation tree containing the database and the default
administrator and guest users who will have access to the database. You can then
add users to the database.
Once you've created the database and added users to it, you can open it using the
Open Database command on the File menu.

For additional about setting up multiple databases in Visual SourceSafe 5.0,
please see section 4.4 in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:

  Q157719 INFO: VSS 5.0 Readme: Sec. 4 & 5, VSS 4.0/VSS Home Page Users

For information about setting up multiple databases in versions earlier than 5.0,
please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q127104 HOWTO: Set Up Multiple SourceSafe Databases

NOTE: Microsoft does not recommend that you set up multiple databases in versions
of Visual SourceSafe earlier than 5.0.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbsetup kbSSafe600 kbSSExplorer 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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