SourceSafe : Get a release based on a label

To check out the labelled release from VSS using the GUI Open VSS repository \\lonnasc0601\Database VSS In the tree navigate and select the node $/schema/ODL_DBSERVICES Right click and select Working Folder - select a local foler to check out to and press Back on the selected tree node right click again and select Show History In the Project History Options dialog click 'Include Labels' and press In the history table select the line where the Action is Labeled 'ZPFL_20090618_ORACLE-172' and press In the Get Dialog click 'Recursive' and then 'Build Tree' and press If prompted to create a folder press To check out the labelled release from VSS using the command line Setup env set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual SourceSafe set SSDIR=\\lonnasc0601\Database VSS mkdir "C:\VSS\Database VSS7" Run get command for a label REM ss.exe get -V -R -GL -I- ss.exe get $\schemas\ODL_DBSERVICES -VZPFL_20090618_ORACLE-172 -R -GL"C:\VSS\Database VSS7" -I- To label projects (directories) in GUI Select required project, right click and select Label Enter  required label (eg. ZPFL_20090618_ORACLE-132) Label will be applied to project and recursively to all sub-projects and file To label a file in GUI Select required file, select label icon on toolbar (=clock and postit note) Enter label text (eg. ZPFL_20090618_ORACLE-132) NOTE that a new file version if created for each label entered on a distinct file To view labels in GUI Select project or file, right click and choose SHow History Check the 'Include Lables' check box Labels are included in the Action column