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VSS-aware?

Hi,

What is VSS-aware or shadow-copy-aware? How do I make an application VSS-aware? is any application not VSS-aware by default?
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Visual SourceSafe (VSS) is a source control system from Microsoft, and by default program projects are not bound to any source control at all.  You would need to install SourceSafe, and bind your project to a VSS project.  The specific steps depend on your development environment.
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Thanks TheLearnedOne, but VSS-aware means Volume Shadow Copy awareness, not Visual SourceSafe
Well, my friend, you left it to me to guess what you meant (after misreading the question), and my answer is correct with that assumption *GRIN*.

Whether or not your code is Volume Shadow Copy aware is also determined by your development environment, and its defaults, by I certainly haven't heard of any environments that set that by default.

Here is one example:

Windows 2003 ServerVolume Shadow Copy Service
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Windows-Server-2003-Volume-Shadow-Copy-Service.html

What operating systems and development environment are you using?
I use Visual C++ 2005 to develop applications that run on WinXP.
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