Less VSS/Visual Studio Automation?

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For the moment, let us assume that my development environment does not
allow full blown integration of my Visual Studio Solutions and Projects
into the VSS database. Is there still some way I can integrate the
check out/check in functionality with Visual Studio so I don't have to
keep switching back and forth between the two programs to do those two
common VSS functions?

More details: The VSS project stores the source files in a tree
structure of various folders -- the build environment expects a flat
single folder. There are no duplicate file names among all of the
folders and subfolders in VSS. Currently, my editing cycle requires me
to go to VSS, do a recursive Wildcard Search (Ctrl-W) from the root
project, and check out the file I want. The check out then requires me
to browse to my working flat folder so the files ends up where I need
it to build.

I do my edits and when I go to check in, I do a recursive Search for
Status (Ctrl-S) from the root to find all the files I have checked out
and check my file back in.

Can I some how get VSS tied to my local solution such that VSS does not
require full automation with Visual Studio yet allows me to do check
outs and check ins?

Visual Studio 2005
VSS 6.0b
WinXP Pro SP2

I'm new to VSS but not Visual Studio. I have very minor control of the
VSS database and most everyone else on the development team uses a
development environment other than Visual Studio...

Thanks,
Steve

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