VSSEMS - a Utility for SourceSafe Administrators
Currently, it is not possible to migrate or copy a list of users and their concominant rights/assignments from an existing VSS database to another one, using either shipped VSS features or programmatically, using IVSS. However, our capable friends in Microsoft's Product Support Services (PSS) have developed a tool that can perform this task automatically. You can download this tool from https://www.korbyparnell.com/tools/vssems.msi.
If you are the designated VSS database administrator on your team, VSSEMS can help you do much more than copy a user list from one database to another. Check it out. This utility is officially unsupported by Microsoft (or me for that matter :-). However, if you experience any difficulties while using it, please feel free to let me know.
Comments
Anonymous
June 16, 2004
I Can't download the tool - no access to the directory/fileAnonymous
June 16, 2004
Thanks, Dan. You should be able to download it now. KorbyAnonymous
June 16, 2004
Is this utility still available?
I am an administrator and appriciate any tool which may make my life easier.Anonymous
June 16, 2004
404 error when trying to down load on both links.Anonymous
June 16, 2004
Apparently, my hosting service is experiencing some technical difficulties this evening.
If you attempt to download this utility and cannot do so for any reason, I'll be happy to send it to you via email. All you have to do is send your email address (account must be able to handle a 2.2mb zip file) to http://blogs.msdn.com/korbyp/contact.aspx.Anonymous
June 16, 2004
I tried to install it from my workstation and it didn't work. Does it need to be installed from a console on the server?
The error message I got was:
Error 1606. Could not access network location \phoenixprofiles. "Try Again" or "Cancel"
This is the name of a share on our network, but not the name of the one with VSS...Anonymous
June 17, 2004
Any chance of getting the source code posted too?
Thanks!Anonymous
June 17, 2004
The tool appears interesting, not really sure what is does, documentation would help. In the events section I set it to email on checkin, how do I set the email address. Also, can there be an event for project creation. When our developers want to create a new project I would like them to contact me to make sure it is placed in the correct subfolderAnonymous
June 17, 2004
Bill -- Possible workarounds for Error 1606: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3Ben-us%3B315352
Lance -- I'll look into the possibility of publishing VSSEMS as a PowerToy but I can't make any promises. This one's an internal hand-me-down from my 'what's old is new again' folder.Anonymous
June 23, 2004
Hmm, nice tool. Got some questions concerning the Event-Stuff. I can use different events and can assign actions, but what parameters do I have to use? We would like to use the eMail action. obviously there must be a place to assign email-addresses and also the mail server :-)Anonymous
August 04, 2004
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August 04, 2004
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June 07, 2005
When I click the 'Apply Rights' button of the 'Group Management' screen I get an error 424 (object required)Anonymous
June 08, 2005
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July 14, 2005
Trying to download the tool but I can't access.Anonymous
July 15, 2005
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July 21, 2005
The d/l links are dead
http://www.winisp.net no longer resolves -- did the domain go TU?
can anyone tell me where to get a copy?Anonymous
August 01, 2005
The file is once again available.Anonymous
August 08, 2005
The "Import User List" feature is simple awsome :) it would have taken me hours to manually add users to various databases. Thanx Korby. It would be great to have some documentation in order to understand and use some other features...Anonymous
June 05, 2006
How can I send emails whenever any user adds new file in VSS ? Can you please help me outAnonymous
August 02, 2006
Wow, this thing worked great!
I was able to import users from an existing database - just what I needed.
Thank you.Anonymous
September 28, 2006
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March 27, 2007
"# Jorge said on June 7, 2005 6:08 PM: When I click the 'Apply Rights' button of the 'Group Management' screen I get an error 424 (object required)" I am experiencing the same problems while trying to apply the rights after creating the groups and adding users inside those groups and then setting rights to the groups. Then I click the Apply Rights buttong I get the 424 error as above. Please assist because this tool will make life soooo much easier. ThanksAnonymous
November 21, 2008
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