Reconnecting to the Database

The SourceSafe behavior when reconnecting to the database is influenced by two database options configured in the Visual SourceSafe Administrator application:

• Allow multiple checkouts

• Only allow checkouts of the latest version

These are available in the Options dialog:

The Allow multiple checkouts option controls the check-out model (exclusive or multiple checkouts). This option determines whether Visual Studio can successfully check out files automatically when reconnecting to the database, if they are also checked out by others.

The Only allow checkouts of the latest version option is new in Visual SourceSafe 2005 and is designed especially for disconnected scenarios. It controls the file version that will be checked out as a result of a check out operation.

If it is enabled, only the latest database file version can be checked out. This is for compatibility with older SourceSafe versions.

If it is disabled, local file versions can also be checked out. The...