Is there a way I can ask Visual source safe to get all the files from a given date for a project? We don't use labels, so I can't roll back to a specific label and am hoping that I can somehow just call a certain date range to get the files as they existed on a specific date? Impossible?
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As far as I know you have to use the get command at a command prompt, not the gui. Something like this should do:
ss Get "$/AFolder" -R -Vd15-03-2009;2:00a
The -R option makes the get recursive and the -vd option gets the version at the specified date.
Martynnw
2009-05-26 16:06:39
Be sure to use the date/time format as used in the VSS database
Lars Truijens
2009-08-06 11:02:19
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Using the command line, use the get command with the -Vd parameter
ss get $/Project -R -GTU -Vd4/30/2009;3:00a
I'm not sure, but I don't think there is a way to do this with the ui.
crashmstr
2009-05-26 16:07:08
You can use this format in the 'get' dialog box too. Enter "d15-03-2009" in the label field. It can be confusing though as you don't get an error message if the date format is wrong (it just doesn't update the files.)
finnw
2009-05-26 16:24:51
I know you can use a date in the Show History dialog, but at least in VSS 2005, there is only a "Get Latest" that I can find, and it does not have any label field.
crashmstr
2009-05-26 16:30:23
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You can right-click the project, choose Show History and get the version of a given date from the history explorer.
Catherine
2010-06-14 23:39:38