VSS Converter throwing error.

Question

hi,

 i am trying to convert the VSS files to the TFS database using the VSSConverter tool.

i am following the link http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181247.aspx for my proceedings.

when i run theVSSConverter tool it gives the error message:

"TF60032:  The VSSConverter requires Visual SourceSafe 2005 or later to run. PLease install Visual SourceSafe 2005 or later and try again."

This occurs even after i have installed VSS 2005.

 

 

here is my settings file..

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SourceControlConverter>
      <ConverterSpecificSetting>
            <Source name="VSS">
                  <VSSDatabase name="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VSS"></VSSDatabase>
                 
            </Source>
            <ProjectMap>
                  <Project Source="$/" Destination="$/Team_Project/"></Project>

            </ProjectMap>
      </ConverterSpecificSetting>
      <Settings>
            <TeamFoundationServer name="isinetpoc1" port="8080" protocol="http"></TeamFoundationServer>
      </Settings>
</SourceControlConverter>

 

 

please help me on the same.

 

Regards,

Aravind Sekar

Answer 1

I'm sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues using the VSS converter.

To help resolve your problem in more detail I first need to understand a little more about your configuration.

Please perform the following operation and reply to the forum with the exact results:

reg.exe query HKCR\SourceSafe\CurVer

 

Thanks.

Robert.

Answer 2

I found the answer to this in an unrelated discussion on Source Safe and Shell Scripts. See here for my explanation of the REG file that fixes the issue, assuming you really have VSS 2005 installed.

http://thomascarpe.com/archive/2009/03/01/setting-up-tfs-server-and-using-vssconverter-with-vssconvertergui.aspx