#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Cwd;
chdir('C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual SourceSafe');
print cwd()."\n\n";
$ENV{SSDIR} = 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual SourceSafe';
my $env = `echo %SSDIR%`;
print "\n$env\n";
my $cmd = "ss.exe Dir \"\$/\" -Yadmin";
print "$cmd\n\n";
my $result = `$cmd`;
print $result;

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C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual SourceSafe

ss.exe Dir "$/" -Yadmin

No VSS database (srcsafe.ini) found.  Set the SSDIR environment variable to the path of srcsafe.ini for your VSS database.