FIX: SourceSafe Command Line Fails to Create Output File (129190)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows
This article was previously published under Q129190

SYMPTOMS

SourceSafe fails to create an output file when executing the Checkout Command. This occurs when the file specified to be checked out is not a valid file in the current project or the specified path does not exist.

The following won't create an output file if the filename doesn't exist in the current project: 
SS CHECKOUT test -o&@filename.txt
The ampersand (&) and at (@) characters make no difference.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 3.1 for Windows, Windows NT, MS-DOS, and Macintosh.
This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 4.0.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/12/2002
Keywords:kbBug kbSSafe400fix KB129190
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