PRB: Data Path Errors Starting SourceSafe (136401)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
This article was previously published under Q136401 SYMPTOMS
When you start Visual SourceSafe 4.0 or 5.0, one of the following error
messages might appear:
Invalid Data Path
Cannot find initialization variable "Data_Path"
Invalid DOS path
When you start Visual SourceSafe 6.0, one of the following error messages
might appear:
The SourceSafe database path <path> does not exist.
Please select another database.
Invalid DOS path: <File Path>
Invalid handle
CAUSE
These errors occur when a client installation does not properly define the
path to the SourceSafe server's SRCSAFE.INI in the client's SRCSAFE.INI
file (#include) or the server's SRCSAFE.INI does not contain a valid
SourceSafe database location.
RESOLUTION
After installing the Visual SourceSafe server, always use NETSETUP.EXE to
install the client installations. NETSETUP.EXE is found in the SourceSafe
server directory.
Be sure to check that: - The client's SRCSAFE.INI include path is a valid path to the server's
SRCSAFE.INI location.
- If using the 16 bit client, ensure that the client's SRCSAFE.INI
#include path uses the 16-bit path, such as the following:
#include d:\<path>\vss_se~1\srcsafe.ini
- The server's SRCSAFE.INI DATA_PATH setting points to a valid SourceSafe
server DATA directory.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/1/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB136401 |
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