Search Files & Metadata in a VSS Database using VSS Automation

Question

Hi All:

How can we Search Files & their metadata in a specific VSS Repository (6.0 / 2005) using VSS Automation.

Eg:

a. I would like to search all files named "Reusable" in a VSS Repository. 

b. I would like to search all files which are of a type .xls in a VSS Repository. 

Thank You

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DAVID

Answer 1

Recursive traversal all items in VSS DB via VSS automation APIs, such as:

    
    using Microsoft.VisualStudio.SourceSafe.Interop;
    
    
    VSSDatabase vssDatabase = new VSSDatabase();
    vssDatabase.Open(@"X:\VSSDB\srcsafe.ini", userName, password);
    IVSSItem vssFolder = vssDatabase.get_VSSItem("$", false);
    GetItem(vssFolder);
      
    ...
    static void GetItem(IVSSItem item)
    {
      if (item.Type != 0)
      {
        // Check the name of item
        return;
      }
      foreach (IVSSItem i in item.get_Items())
        GetItem(i);
    }

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Bob Bao [MSFT]
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Answer 2

Hi Bob, Thanks a lot!

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DAVID