SQLSourceSafe

Create a New Connection Using Connection Wizard

To create a new connection, choose File\New Connection from the main menu.

Connection Wizard allows you to create a new connection in two easy steps.

Step 1 SourceSafe Configuration

Figure 1 Connection Wizard SourceSafe Configuration Page

You may name your connection whatever you like in the Connection Name field. Then you need to enter the path of SourceSafe Database INI file, your username and password in SourceSafe database. You can click on the … button on the right of the field to browse for the Visual SourceSafe Database INI file and open it from the Open File dialog box. The SourceSafe Project Name field is a read only field. You can’t enter anything directly.

If the path of Visual SourceSafe Database INI file, Visual SourceSafe username and password are entered correctly, click on the … button on the right of the SourceSafe Project Name field. It will bring up the Choose VSS Project dialog box (See Figure 2). In the dialog box, all SourceSafe projects are listed. Projects created by SQLSourceSafe 2.0 are displayed with icon of red folder. If you want to create a new project on Visual SourceSafe database, select the folder where you want to create the new project. If you want to open an existing project, you can highlight the folder icon and then click on the OK button. The selected SourceSafe Project Name field is filled automatically.

Figure 2 Choose VSS Project Dialog Box

Figure 3 Error Username and Password Message Box

If one of the path of SourceSafe INI file, username or password is entered incorrectly, a message box (See Figure 3) will pop up to notify the user about the error.

Step 2 – SQL Server Configuration

Figure 4 Connection Wizard SQL Server Configuration Page

SQL Server name	- Dropdown list. You may select one SQL Server from all SQL Servers visible in the network.
Use Window Authentication	- You may select Windows Authorization (or SQL Server Authorization). In the latter case you must enter user name and password.
Database name	- Dropdown list. You may select one database from all databases available on the selected SQL Server.
Cancel	- Button that cancels the Connection Wizard.
Back	- Button that goes back to the previous wizard screen.
Next	- Button that advances to the next wizard screen.
Finish	- Button that finishes the wizard and starts the connection.

After the connection is created and the SourceSafe project tree and SQL Server database item tree appears on the application main window, we advise to save the connection using Save or Save As… command from the main menu.