FIX: Initialization Var Shadow_SetTime Set to Invalid Value (139672)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q139672 SYMPTOMS
The error "Initialization variable Shadow_SetTime set to invalid value"
occurs when a user checks a file in to Visual SourceSafe or adds a file to
Visual SourceSafe.
CAUSE
The Visual SourceSafe Administrator gives administrators the ability to
shadow projects. The shadow option has several flags that tell SourceSafe
how to operate on the files. One of the options is the date/time flag known
as the Shadow_SetTime .ini file variable. The valid options in the
Administrator are Current, Modification, or Update. The valid .ini file
settings are Current, Mod, and Update respectively. The Visual SourceSafe
Administrator improperly wrote the modification setting as:
Shadow_SetTime = Modification
RESOLUTION
The administrator should manually modify the Srcsafe.ini file. Modify the
Shadow_SetTime setting as follows:
Shadow_SetTime = Mod
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed
at the beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual
SourceSafe 5.0.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/20/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbBug kbfix kbSSafe500fix KB139672 |
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