VSS 6.0d "Get" version with specific label problems...

hzgt9bn...@discussions.microsoft.com

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Sep 17, 2004, 11:39:09 AM9/17/04

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I am trying to use batch scripts to run VSS command line to Get specific
labelled versions of configuration items (CI) in a project. (then build the
release...) The problem is that I keep getting errors like this:

C:\Package_scripts\test>ss Get "$/.../someFile.vb;L release_3.1.0.1"
$TestCases was moved out of this project, and cannot be rebuilt.
Continue anyway?(Y/N)y
$TestData was moved out of this project, and cannot be rebuilt.
Continue anyway?(Y/N)y

First question: what is the error and what can I do about it if the folder
was moved out of the project? (i.e. why is it complaining, I don't care about
the "$TestData" project)

Because I'm running these commands in batch, I want use the "-I-" option (Do
not ask for input under any circumstances), but the answers to the above
questions are "N" and the specified CI is not pulled back.

Second question: How can I get the answers to the above questions to be "Y"
instead of "N" (or eliminate the need to answer them Y)

Joe Masters

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Sep 21, 2004, 2:31:29 AM9/21/04

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Try -I-Y to answer yes to everything. The error seems valid. $TestData was
probably part of the project when the label was made, but it's since been
moved and can't be retrieved to go along with the label you requested.

Joe

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Sleepy

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Oct 1, 2004, 10:11:06 AM10/1/04

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Hello,

I have the same problem, but in my case subproject was deleted long before
the label was made. In fact I am trying to do the same thing as
hzg...@nopost.com.

I have batch file with following :

ss.exe label -L"something" -c-
ss.exe get *.* -r -VL"something"

I can't use -I-Y, because I need to answer N to another silly question
(about setting my current directory as working folder for ss project)

May be you know how to work it around?

Sleepy

PS. I have 10 other projects with the same build technology without any
problems

Joe Masters

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Oct 5, 2004, 1:49:28 AM10/5/04

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Perhaps using the -GL command line option you can get rid of the other
question so -I-Y will work.

Joe

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Sleepy

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Oct 13, 2004, 4:15:20 AM10/13/04

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Thanks. I was nearly sure that nobody will answer.

As for the matter, -GL option doesn't help, the question "do you want to set
..." still appear. Ocassionaly I found the way to get over the problem. It is
strange, but source safe simply ignores my answer to the question "Project
$XXX has been destroyed, and cannot be rebuilt. Continue anyway?(Y/N)".
Regardless of my answer it continues getting the project. So, option -I-N
works fine.

It could be very funny, if I haven't spent too much time to find the
decision. And finally I don't like such kind of decisions.

Sleepy

Blondeau@discussions.microsoft.com Rob Blondeau

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Oct 22, 2004, 7:55:03 PM10/22/04

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I also have this problem with files and projects that have long been deleted.
I am simply doing a "get" of a project.

What I have found is that I get the same complete list of error messages
once for each file in the project where the file is pinned. If the file is
unpinned (because it's the same as a newer version) then the list of error
messages does not appear for that one file. It does continue to appear for
each of the remaing pinned files in the project.