Yet again, the code I posted to generate RSS feeds from Visual SourceSafe has expired…I’ve posted a new version that will work until February 28, 2004.
More info (and instructions) here and here.
UPDATED: expiration date extended through October 31, 2004 – download the updated version from the links below.
How about putting an interval in each project?
Good thought – I will add that to the list of future changes.
what’s the version after Feb 28th?
Thanks for the update (thru Oct 31st).
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Just wondering, Greg – why don’t you release a version that doesn’t expire? :)
Graeme, an excellent question. :-) We have some other potential plans for this particular product…however, those plans haven’t yet been explored, and keep getting put off. Until we’ve had a chance to evaluate, I can’t release this code in a non-expiring fashion.
If cannot find VSS DLLs – no any diagnostic
Still starting, I assume it scans VSS project, but again – any log will be very helpful
First, Matt’s comments about using domain\username during the install is a must. Also, I had to go back to my VS 6.0 disks and install the VSS Server to get the service to find the component/registered class {}/com object.
– Scott
This rocks! But it’s using a lot of CPU time. It’s using about 40% of my CPU constantly, and a constant stream of network traffic (monitoring two fairly large VSS databases; about 40k files total).
I’m running it on a spare machine, so I don’t mind the CPU usage too much. But is my VSS admin gonna come down on my head for putting a strain on the server? Can anyone comment on server load?
Thanks,
We’ve successfully installed this on our development server, but no vss.xml file is being generated, and we keep getting the following message in the event viewer:
Exception occurred generating RSS.
VSS Database: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VSS\srcsafe.ini
VSS Project: $/d01_Web
Exception:
The specified module could not be found.
at VssRssSvc.GenRss.BuildRss(String srcSafeIniPath, String vssUser, String vssPass, String projectName, String outputPath, Int32 maxItems, Boolean recursive)
please advise.
thanks,
ji
We’ve successfully installed this on our development server, but no vss.xml file is being generated, and we keep getting the following message in the event viewer:
Exception occurred generating RSS.
VSS Database: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VSS\srcsafe.ini
VSS Project: $/d01_Web
Exception:
The specified module could not be found.
at VssRssSvc.GenRss.BuildRss(String srcSafeIniPath, String vssUser, String vssPass, String projectName, String outputPath, Int32 maxItems, Boolean recursive)
please advise.
thanks,
ji
I’m now getting same error others have:
Exception occurred generating RSS.
VSS Database: \\csmain\DATA1\CSS\srcsafe.ini
VSS Project: $/6764 – MN CVISN
Exception:
The SourceSafe database path dhaskin does not exist. Please select another database.
I assume the message is in error? The database is not ‘dhaskin’, that’s the username…
Hmm…
I see that his expires at the end of Oct – Are you planning on extending the date again?
I just started using it and it seems like a great tool
Thanks
What’s up with continuous expiration? Are you going to open it up or keep posting a new release? I like it, but if it’s not gonna be released without restrictions, it’s not worth much.
I just discovered this tool today via a Google search. Please consider an unlimited expiry, as I and others would love to see RSS-based delivery of VSS activity. Thanks.
I while back, I wrote an application to generate RSS feeds from Visual SourceSafe databases. The code was set to expire…[more]
Excellent! A great way to get an RSS feed that you can use to track what other developers are doing to your code base! From RSS and SourceSafe .: QUOTE I while back, I wrote an application to generate RSS feeds from Visual SourceSafe databases….[more]
I have found the solution to the The SourceSafe database path XXX does not exist. You should specify paths in the \\myserver\mydir format rather than V:\mydir format.
I changed this and it works.