What Are The Tips For Getting Keyword Expansion Working?

1.	What Are The Tips For Getting Keyword Expansion Working?
Answer» Make sure that the srcsafe.ini variable Keyword_Masks is set to the appropriate file types you WANT to expand keywords in. (e.g. Keyword_Masks=.cpp,.h,*.idl) Remember that the keywords are case SENSITIVE and include a colon at the end $History$ If you're using something that generates multiple lines, like $History$, you need to have the SECTION [KEYWORD Comments] set up to proper VALUES for commenting out each line.

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Make sure that the srcsafe.ini variable Keyword_Masks is set to the appropriate file types you WANT to expand keywords in. (e.g. Keyword_Masks=*.cpp,*.h,*.idl)
Remember that the keywords are case SENSITIVE and include a colon at the end $History$
If you're using something that generates multiple lines, like $History$, you need to have the SECTION [KEYWORD Comments] set up to proper VALUES for commenting out each line.

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