Re^2: VSS automation strange problem

Alas, no help. This

#!/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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yields output

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 variab
+le to the path of srcsafe.ini for your VSS database.
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Re^3: VSS automation strange problem by Lotus1 (Vicar) on Jan 04, 2017 at 19:44 UTC
I just tried the code below and it worked. One thing to check is to be sure you're setting SSDIR to where your `srcsafe.ini` file is located. From the SS GUI you can click the File pulldown menu and in VSS 6.0 anyway it will show you the path to the `srcsafe.ini` file just above the 'Exit' command. `#!/usr/bin/perl use warnings; use strict; my $sspath= 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\VSS\win32' +; $ENV{SSDIR}="\\\\server\\path-to-ini"; #or local path #my $cmd = "\"$sspath\\ss.exe\" Dir "; # listed files in defaul +t project my $cmd = "\"$sspath\\ss.exe\" Dir \"\$/\""; # listed subproject fold +ers print "\n******************\n\$cmd=$cmd\n"; system $cmd;` [download] Update:** Although you might be providing the path to an ini file already, since you have installed a new version you might have multiple srcsafe.ini files. By checking the path in the GUI you can verify you are using the correct one.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: VSS automation strange problem by cormanaz (Deacon) on Jan 06, 2017 at 00:38 UTC
Sooo....I had put the SSDIR in environment vars via the advanced settings but that didn't fix it. But after a reboot it finally works. Gotta love windoze! Thanks everybody for all the help! "I think computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of you know computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what's going on." --D. Trump Indeed.	[reply]
Re^3: VSS automation strange problem by Corion (Patriarch) on Jan 04, 2017 at 17:11 UTC
At least according to the internet, setting the environment variable doesn't always work. Have you compared the environment variables that are set when you manually run the command from the command prompt and what `%ENV` contains?	[reply] [d/l]