Capability flags
Applies to: 
Visual Studio 
Visual Studio for Mac
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The SCC_CAP_xxx flags are bit flags used to indicate the capabilities of a source control plug-in. The SCC_EXCAP_xxx flags are incremental flags that indicate extended capabilities and resolve to integer values.
| Capability Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SCC_CAP_REMOVE |
0x00000001L | Supports the SccRemove and command. |
SCC_CAP_RENAME |
0x00000002L | Supports the SccRename and command. |
SCC_CAP_DIFF |
0x00000004L | Supports the SccDiff and command. |
SCC_CAP_HISTORY |
0x00000008L | Supports the SccHistory and command. |
SCC_CAP_PROPERTIES |
0x00000010L | Supports the SccProperties and command. |
SCC_CAP_RUNSCC |
0x00000020L | Supports the SccRunScc and command. |
SCC_CAP_GETCOMMANDOPTIONS |
0x00000040L | Supports the SccGetCommandOptions and command. |
SCC_CAP_QUERYINFO |
0x00000080L | Supports the SccQueryInfo and command. |
SCC_CAP_GETEVENTS |
0x00000100L | Supports the SccGetEvents and command. |
SCC_CAP_GETPROJPATH |
0x00000200L | Supports the SccGetProjPath and command. |
SCC_CAP_ADDFROMSCC |
0x00000400L | Supports the SccAddFromScc and command. |
SCC_CAP_COMMENTCHECKOUT |
0x00000800L | Supports a comment on checkout. |
SCC_CAP_COMMENTCHECKIN |
0x00001000L | Supports a comment on checkin. |
SCC_CAP_COMMENTADD |
0x00002000L | Supports a comment on Add. |
SCC_CAP_COMMENTREMOVE |
0x00004000L | Supports a comment on Remove. |
SCC_CAP_TEXTOUT |
0x00008000L | Writes text to an IDE-provided output function. |
SCC_CAP_ADD_STORELATEST |
0x00200000L | Supports storing files without deltas. |
SCC_CAP_HISTORY_MULTFILE |
0x00400000L | Supports multiple file history. |
SCC_CAP_IGNORECASE |
0x00800000L | Supports case-insensitive file comparison. |
SCC_CAP_IGNORESPACE |
0x01000000L | Supports file comparison that ignores white space. |
SCC_CAP_POPULATELIST |
0x02000000L | Supports finding extra files. |
SCC_CAP_COMMENTPROJECT |
0x04000000L | Supports comments on create project. |
SCC_CAP_DIFFALWAYS |
0x10000000L | Supports diff in all states if under control. |
SCC_CAP_GET_NOUI |
0x20000000L | Plug-in does not support a UI for Get, but IDE may still call SccGet. |
SCC_CAP_REENTRANT |
0x40000000L | Plug-in is reentrant and thread-safe. In version 1.0, no plug-ins were assumed to be reentrant and thread-safe. If a 1.1 plug-in sets this bit, the host is allowed to open multiple projects in parallel. |
Capability bits added in version 1.2
| Capability Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SCC_CAP_CREATESUBPROJECT |
0x00010000L | Supports the SccCreateSubProject. |
SCC_CAP_GETPARENTPROJECT |
0x00020000L | Supports the SccGetParentProjectPath. |
SCC_CAP_BATCH |
0x00040000L | Supports the SccBeginBatch and SccEndBatch. |
SCC_CAP_DIRECTORYSTATUS |
0x00080000L | Supports the SccDirQueryInfo. |
SCC_CAP_DIRECTORYDIFF |
0x00100000L | Supports the SccDirDiff. |
SCC_CAP_MULTICHECKOUT |
0x08000000L | Supports multiple checkouts on a file and the SccIsMultiCheckoutEnabled. |
SCC_CAP_SCCFILE |
0x80000000L | Supports the MSSCCPRJ.SCC file (subject to user/administrator override) and the SccWillCreateSccFile. |
Capability bits added in version 1.3
These flags are passed one at a time to the SccGetExtendedCapabilities function to determine whether the capability is supported.
| Extended Capability Code | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
SCC_EXCAP_CHECKOUT_LOCALVER |
1 | Supports the SCC_CHECKOUT_LOCALVER option for checkouts. |
SCC_EXCAP_BACKGROUND_GET |
2 | Supports the SccBackgroundGet. |
SCC_EXCAP_ENUM_CHANGED_FILES |
3 | Supports the SccEnumChangedFiles. |
SCC_EXCAP_POPULATELIST_DIR |
4 | Supports finding extra directories. |
SCC_EXCAP_QUERYCHANGES |
5 | Supports enumerating file changes. |
SCC_EXCAP_ADD_FILES_FROM_SCC |
6 | Supports the SccAddFilesFromSCC. |
SCC_EXCAP_GET_USER_OPTIONS |
7 | Supports the SccGetUserOption. |
SCC_EXCAP_THREADSAFE_QUERY_INFO |
8 | Supports calling SccQueryInfo on multiple threads. |
SCC_EXCAP_REMOVE_DIR |
9 | Supports the SccRemoveDir function. |
SCC_EXCAP_DELETE_CHECKEDOUT |
10 | Can delete checked-out files. |
SCC_EXCAP_RENAME_CHECKEDOUT |
11 | Can rename checked-out files. |