INFO: Three Types of Drag-and-Drop with Visual SourceSafe

 Last reviewed: January 31, 1997
Article ID: Q136325
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 95, versions 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

In Visual SourceSafe, files and projects can be dragged from one location and dropped to another location. There are three operations that can be performed with drag-and-drop: share, share and branch, and move.

  • Share. The files and histories are under multiple projects, but there is physically only one copy of the files and histories in the SourceSafe database.
  • Share and branch. Copies of the files and histories are made. The branched files maintain links to the original files.
  • Move. The project is moved to a new location.

This article describes the mouse buttons, keystrokes, and menus that control which type of drag-and-drop is used.

MORE INFORMATION

When working with projects, the right mouse button drag-and-drop displays a menu with the following options: share, share and branch, and move. The left mouse button drag-and-drop is a share drag-and-drop.

In addition, when working with projects, pressing the ALT key or the SHIFT key along with the left mouse button results in a share and branch drag- and-drop.

When working with files, the right mouse button drag-and-drop displays a menu with the following options: share and share and branch. The left mouse button drag-and-drop is a share drag-and-drop.

In addition, when working with files, pressing the ALT key or the SHIFT key along with the left mouse button results in a share drag-and-drop.

To summarize:

For projects: 

   Share               left mouse button
                       right mouse button + Share on the shortcut menu

   Share and Branch    [SHIFT|ALT] left mouse button
                       right mouse button + Branch on the shortcut menu

   Move                right mouse button + Move on the shortcut menu
For files: 

   Share               left mouse button
                       [SHIFT|ALT] mouse button
                       right mouse button + Share on the shortcut menu

   Share and Branch    right mouse button + Branch
NOTE: It is not possible to do file moves.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: SourceSafe vbwin
Additional reference words: vss 4.00 5.00



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Last reviewed: January 31, 1997
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