<vsshistory>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Generates an XML file showing all changes made to a Visual SourceSafe project/file between specified labels or dates (by a given user).

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
output	file	Output file to save history to (as XML).	True
fromdate	datetime	Start date for comparison.	False
fromlabel	string	The value of the label to start comparing to. If it is not included, the compare will start with the very first history item.	False
recursive	bool	Determines whether to perform the comparison recursively. The default is true.	False
todate	datetime	End date for comparison.	False
tolabel	string	The value of the label to compare up to. If it is not included, the compare will end with the last history item.	False
user	string	Name of the user whose changes you want to see.	False
dbpath	file	The path to the folder that contains "srcsafe.ini".	True
path	string	The Visual SourceSafe project or file path you wish the perform the action on (starting with "$/").	True
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
password	string	The password to use to login to the SourceSafe database.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
username	string	The name of the user needed to access the Visual SourceSafe database. When no `username` is specified and "Use network name for automatic user log in" is enabled for the Visual SourceSafe database, then the current Windows username will be used to log in.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Examples

Write all changes between "Release1" and "Release2" to XML file "changelog.xml".

<vsshistory
    dbpath="C:\VSS\srcsafe.ini"
    path="$/My Project"
    fromlabel="Release1"
    tolabel="Release2"
    output="changelog.xml" />

Write all changes between January 1st 2004 and March 31st 2004 to XML file "history.xml".

<vsshistory
    dbpath="C:\VSS\srcsafe.ini"
    path="$/My Project"
    fromdate="01/01/2004"
    todate="03/31/2004"
    output="history.xml"
    />

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Contrib.Tasks (0.93.4543.0)