FIX: ANALYZE Crashes When No Log Entries Found in Log File (171535)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 97
This article was previously published under Q171535

SYMPTOMS

In Pass 3 of 4, the status bar stops displaying new files. After processing on the same file for a random amount of time, an Access Violation error occurs:
Analyze.exe Exception: access violation (0xC000005), address 0x00406372
You may experience other variations of errors messages, all resulting in Analyze crashing.

CAUSE

Analyze tries to rebuild a file containing no log entries.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION

Please note that the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 readme states that the issue fixed was: "ANALYZE Application Error When Directory Not Found." This is incorrect.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/24/2005
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbVS97sp2fix KB171535
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