How to interact Visual Source Safe with Visual Studio 2005 ?

Question

I use Visual Studio 2005 and I wanted to setup Visual Source Safe 8.0.

I run the setup and It works properly I can access VSS administration tool and visual source safe via start menu.

But, I can not see File / Source Safe menu in my Visual Studio 2005.

Does anyone know how can I interact my visual source safe and visual studio ?

SOLVED :

I solve my problem in this way :

I open Tools / Options / Source Control / Plugin Selection in my Visual Studio

and In Current Source Safe Plugin list I select Visual Source Safe.

Answer 1

You can find SourceSafe related items through the following:

• File -> Source Control
• Tools -> Options -> Source Control

Answer 2

From what I remember, you might have to set the provider - like so. With that, it should appear as "Source Control" in a few places.

Additional: However; this would be a good time to suggest something like SVN; easy to setup both client and server... many other tools exist, at all budgets. All seemingly preferable to VSS.

Answer 3

Others have answered how to get VSS working with VS2005, but please, unless you're joining an existing project, seriously consider using another source control solution.

You should read some articles about it. Of the top of my bookmarks:

• Coding Horror: Source Control: Anything But SourceSafe
• Visual SourceSafe: Microsoft's Source Destruction System
• Visual SourceSafe Version Control: Unsafe at any Speed?

VSS makes baby jesus cry is evil. If you don't want to invest more money just use SVN with a good VS plugin like AnkhSVN.