Visual SourceSafe Assignment

30 Points

Due: 4-29-2005

 

Complete this assignment in Science room 201 or from you dorm room by installing Source Safe from \\cs-server\CS-MSDNAA\Source Safe.

 

  1. Map a Network Drive
    1. Open My Computer
    2. Select Map Network Drive on the Tools Menu
    3. Select a drive letter (I chose V to represent Visual Source Save)
    4. In the Folder box type “\\Cs1\VSS”
  2. Start Visual Source Save
  3. If VSS ever asks you for a user name and password use your normal username then no password.
  4. Open the Comp 301 SourceSafe Database
    1. Enter your user ID and no password
    2. Click browse
    3. At the top of the browse window select the drive you mapped in step 1.
    4. Open the “srcsafe.ini” that appears in the folder.
    5. Now that you are back in the “Open SourceSafe Database” window, select the “COMP301” database to open.
  5. “Check Out” the file named “Test for VSS.txt”.
  6. Open the file on your computer.
  7. Add your name (First and Last) to the end of the file, save it, and then close it.
  8. Check the file back into VSS.  Add a comment with your name (First and Last) to the file as you check it in.
  9. Create a new text file on your C drive name it with your name (First and Last). For example Dana Steil.txt. 
  10. In VSS click on the “Spring 2005 Student Files” folder.
  11. In VSS on the “File” menu select “Add Files”.
  12. Brows to and select the file you created in step 9.  Add it to the Development project.