INFO: Platform Considerations with OLE Automation

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The Visual SourceSafe add-in model only supports the 32-bit Intel client. This must be taken into consideration because add-ins that rely on receiving SourceSafe events may not function properly when users operate from different clients.

Unlike SQL Server or Exchange Server, SourceSafe OLE Automation does not process on the server side. All of the processing is completed on the client machine. If an add-in for SourceSafe is used, each client must have the add-in installed and configured on a local machine.

There are several instances when the add-in will not receive SourceSafe events and will not be able to process information:

• If older versions of SourceSafe are used.
• If the Command line is used, no events will be sent.
• If the 16-bit client is used, no events will be sent.
• If an operating system that does not support OLE is used, no events will be sent.

If event-critical add-ins are created (e-mail notification or local data processing), some event data will be lost if SourceSafe is used in a mixed- client environment. This should be taken into consideration during the development and deployment stages of the add-in application.