## org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss
Class MSVSSHISTORY

    java.lang.Object
      org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
          org.apache.tools.ant.Task
              org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS
                  org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSSHISTORY

All Implemented Interfaces:
  java.lang.Cloneable, MSVSSConstants

    public class MSVSSHISTORY

extends MSVSS

Performs History commands to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.

Nested Class Summary
`static class` `MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile` Extension of EnumeratedAttribute to hold the values for style.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS
`MSVSS.CurrentModUpdated, MSVSS.WritableFiles`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`target, taskName, taskType, wrapper`

Fields inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`description, location, project`

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSSConstants

`COMMAND_ADD, COMMAND_CHECKIN, COMMAND_CHECKOUT, COMMAND_CP, COMMAND_CREATE, COMMAND_GET, COMMAND_HISTORY, COMMAND_LABEL, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_DEF, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_NO, FLAG_AUTORESPONSE_YES, FLAG_BRIEF, FLAG_CODEDIFF, FLAG_COMMENT, FLAG_FILETIME_DEF, FLAG_FILETIME_MODIFIED, FLAG_FILETIME_UPDATED, FLAG_LABEL, FLAG_LOGIN, FLAG_NO_FILE, FLAG_NO_GET, FLAG_OUTPUT, FLAG_OVERRIDE_WORKING_DIR, FLAG_QUIET, FLAG_RECURSION, FLAG_REPLACE_WRITABLE, FLAG_SKIP_WRITABLE, FLAG_USER, FLAG_VERSION, FLAG_VERSION_DATE, FLAG_VERSION_LABEL, FLAG_WRITABLE, PROJECT_PREFIX, SS_EXE, STYLE_BRIEF, STYLE_CODEDIFF, STYLE_DEFAULT, STYLE_NOFILE, TIME_CURRENT, TIME_MODIFIED, TIME_UPDATED, VALUE_FROMDATE, VALUE_FROMLABEL, VALUE_NO, VALUE_YES, WRITABLE_FAIL, WRITABLE_REPLACE, WRITABLE_SKIP`

Constructor Summary
`MSVSSHISTORY()`

Method Summary
`void` `setDateFormat(java.lang.String dateFormat)` Format of dates in `fromDate`toDate.
`void` `setFromDate(java.lang.String fromDate)` Date representing the 'start' of the range.
`void` `setFromLabel(java.lang.String fromLabel)` Label representing the 'start' of the range.
`void` `setNumdays(int numd)` Number of days for comparison.
`void` `setOutput(java.io.File outfile)` Output file name for the history.
`void` `setRecursive(boolean recursive)` Retrieve history recursively.
`void` `setStyle(MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile attr)` Output style.
`void` `setToDate(java.lang.String toDate)` Date representing the 'end' of the range.
`void` `setToLabel(java.lang.String toLabel)` Label representing the 'end' of the range.
`void` `setUser(java.lang.String user)` Name of the user whose change history is generated.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.vss.MSVSS

`execute, getAutoresponse, getComment, getFileTimeStamp, getGetLocalCopy, getLabel, getLocalpath, getLogin, getOutput, getQuiet, getRecursive, getSSCommand, getStyle, getUser, getVersion, getVersionDate, getVersionDateLabel, getVersionLabel, getVsspath, getWritable, getWritableFiles, setFailOnError, setInternalAutoResponse, setInternalComment, setInternalDate, setInternalDateFormat, setInternalFailOnError, setInternalFileTimeStamp, setInternalFromDate, setInternalFromLabel, setInternalGetLocalCopy, setInternalLabel, setInternalLocalPath, setInternalNumDays, setInternalOutputFilename, setInternalQuiet, setInternalRecursive, setInternalStyle, setInternalToDate, setInternalToLabel, setInternalUser, setInternalVersion, setInternalWritable, setInternalWritableFiles, setLogin, setServerpath, setSsdir, setVsspath`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.Task
`bindToOwner, getOwningTarget, getRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, getTaskName, getTaskType, getWrapper, handleErrorFlush, handleErrorOutput, handleFlush, handleInput, handleOutput, init, isInvalid, log, log, log, log, maybeConfigure, perform, reconfigure, setOwningTarget, setRuntimeConfigurableWrapper, setTaskName, setTaskType`

Methods inherited from class org.apache.tools.ant.ProjectComponent
`clone, getDescription, getLocation, getProject, setDescription, setLocation, setProject`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### MSVSSHISTORY

    public MSVSSHISTORY()

Method Detail

### setRecursive

    public void setRecursive(boolean recursive)

  Retrieve history recursively. Defaults to false.

  Parameters:
    `recursive` - The boolean value for recursive.

### setUser

    public void setUser(java.lang.String user)

  Name of the user whose change history is generated.

  Parameters:
    `user` - The username.

### setFromDate

    public void setFromDate(java.lang.String fromDate)

  Date representing the 'start' of the range.

  Parameters:
    `fromDate` - The start date.

### setToDate

    public void setToDate(java.lang.String toDate)

  Date representing the 'end' of the range.

  Parameters:
    `toDate` - The end date.

### setFromLabel

    public void setFromLabel(java.lang.String fromLabel)

  Label representing the 'start' of the range.

  Parameters:
    `fromLabel` - The start label.

### setToLabel

    public void setToLabel(java.lang.String toLabel)

  Label representing the 'end' of the range.

  Parameters:
    `toLabel` - The end label.

### setNumdays

    public void setNumdays(int numd)

  Number of days for comparison. Defaults to 2 days.

  Parameters:
    `numd` - The number of days.

### setOutput

    public void setOutput(java.io.File outfile)

  Output file name for the history.

  Parameters:
    `outfile` - The output file name.

### setDateFormat

    public void setDateFormat(java.lang.String dateFormat)

  Format of dates in `fromDate`toDate. Used when calculating dates with the numdays attribute. This string uses the formatting rules of `SimpleDateFormat`. Defaults to `DateFormat.SHORT`.

  Parameters:
    `dateFormat` - The date format.

### setStyle

    public void setStyle(MSVSSHISTORY.BriefCodediffNofile attr)

  Output style. Valid options are:
  - brief: -B Display a brief history.
  - codediff: -D Display line-by-line file changes.
  - nofile: -F- Do not display individual file updates in the project history.
  - default: No option specified. Display in Source Safe's default format.

  Parameters:
    `attr` - The history style: