INFO: Setting Compare to Time Increases Speed of GET Command

 Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
Article ID: Q131773
3.04 3.10 4.00 | 3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.04 3.10 
MS-DOS         | WINDOWS             | WINDOWS NT          | MACINTOSH
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The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1

SUMMARY

By setting Compare to Time, you can increase the speed of the Get command. This may, however, provide unexpected results unless you are aware of the way SourceSafe compares the time.

MORE INFORMATION

SourceSafe compares the time with the Modification time of the file. Because of this, Compare = Time will only work correctly if SetTime = Mod.

For instance, if SetTime = Current (the default), the local file will have the date of when the GET command was executed. Reissuing the GET will always cause SourceSafe to determine the files do not match. Similar behavior will occur if SetTime = Update.

When using Compare = Time, the best behavior will occur with SetTime = Mod. However, for more reliable results, set Compare to Full or Checksum.

For more information on how to improve the performance of a Get command by using the Compare to Checksum setting, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q131772
   TITLE     : Setting Compare to Checksum Increases Speed of GET Command

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KBSubcategory: SourceSafe vss vbwin
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Version : 3.04 3.10 4.00 | 3.04 3.10 4.00
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Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
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