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Q219405: SAMPLE: SSApplet.exe Connects to SourceSafe via Web Using Java

Article: Q219405
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbAutomation kbJavaVM kbSSafe600 kbVJ600 kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft virtual machine 
- Microsoft Visual J++, version 6.0 
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SUMMARY
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SSApplet.exe is a sample that attaches to a Visual SourceSafe database and
allows SourceSafe actions to occur through a Web site.

This sample was written using Visual J++ 6.0. It uses the Windows Foundation
Classes for Java and contains the source code. It should be opened in and
compiled from inside Visual J++.

In order for this sample to be used on a Web site, you must create a share called
\\Werver\Wwwroot that is the root Web location. This share is used to display a
list of files on the Web.

MORE INFORMATION
================

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:

  SSApplet.exe
  (http://download.microsoft.com/download/vss60/sample/6.0/WIN98/EN-US/SSApplet.exe)

Release Date: Jan-21-2000

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.

+--------------------------------------+
| FileName              | Size         | 
+--------------------------------------+
| Codebase.dat          | 29 bytes     | 
+--------------------------------------+
| Default.htm           | 990 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| DLL.java              | 2,201 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSS.java             | 1,323 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSCheckout.java     | 2,410 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSCheckouts.java    | 1,781 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSDatabase.java     | 2,701 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSEventHandler.java | 1,269 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSEvents.java       | 4,785 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSItem.java         | 7,610 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSItems.java        | 1,770 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSVersion.java      | 2,456 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IVSSVersions.java     | 1,317 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSDatabase.java      | 3,052 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSFileStatus.java    | 937 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSFlags.java         | 2,776 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSItem.java          | 8,108 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSItemType.java      | 865 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSVersion.java       | 2,807 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| SSApplet.sln          | 513 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| SSApplet.suo          | 8,192 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| SSApplet.vjp          | 24,174 bytes | 
+--------------------------------------+
| SSApplet_high.htm     | 9,473 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| SSApplet_low.htm      | 3,137 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| t0.gif                | 284 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| t1.gif                | 293 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| t2.gif                | 295 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| t3.gif                | 288 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| upload.htm            | 1,719 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| IActionTalker.java    | 876 bytes    | 
+--------------------------------------+
| ICommandFeedback.java | 1,104 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| LList.java            | 1,621 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSApp.java           | 1,239 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSApplet.java        | 1,397 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSContextMenu.java   | 6,104 bytes  | 
+--------------------------------------+
| VSSPanel.java         | 25,170 bytes | 
+--------------------------------------+

Security
--------

COM components can get access to any system resources. As such, they are both
very powerful and potentially very dangerous. In the Microsoft virtual machine
for Java (Microsoft VM) provided in Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 and later,
only trusted class files can use COM components. Class files from digitally
signed CAB files are trusted.

If the HTML file is run from Microsoft Developer Studio, the class files are also
trusted. This can be very helpful during applet development. However, to deliver
your applet to other users, you must put it in a signed CAB file.

Because this CAB file is run as an applet, the class file may be downloaded to
your computer. There is a potential security threat in running downloaded
software. To run a Java applet that uses COM components, the applet code must be
trusted. For more information on CAB and Sign technology, look in the
Cab&Sign folder on the Visual J++ CD-ROM. The Visual J++ CD-ROM also
includes a sample called CabAndSign that gives step-by-step instructions on how
to create CAB files and Test Certificates.

NOTE: The HTML page for this sample uses the Microsoft Agent to tell the user
what to do and also to display error messages. See the "References" section to
find more information about the Microsoft Agent.

REFERENCES
==========

For the latest Microsoft Knowledge Base articles and other support information
on Visual J++ and Visual SourceSafe, see the following pages on the Microsoft
Technical Support site:

  http://support.microsoft.com/support/visualj/

  http://support.microsoft.com/support/ssafe/

For more information about the Microsoft Agent, see the following page on the
Microsoft web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Tom
Christian, Microsoft Corporation.


Additional query words: SSApplet

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbAutomation kbJavaVM kbSSafe600 kbVJ600 kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe 
Technology        : kbVJsearch kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVMSearch kbVJ600 kbSSafe600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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