PRB: Unable to Open Project Error When Running Analyze (153502)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows 95
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q153502 SYMPTOMS
Running Analyze returns the following error message:
"Unable to open project <DOS path>\a\aaaaaaaa" Continue Y?
CAUSE
The analyze utility is unable to find the database.
RESOLUTION
Ensure that Analyze is pointing to the correct database location. It should
include DATA. For example, if the database resides on a file server mapped
to drive F:
The full syntax is:
ANALYZE [-B<directory>] [-C] [-F] [-I-] [-V] [-X] [-?] [-H] <Full Database
Path>
This particular message is corrected in later revisions of Analyze.exe.
However, later versions of Analyze (specifically 1309 or above) also fail
if you don't include the data directory as part of the entire path to the
Database. In that case, the following error appears:
"File '<Path Used>\version.dat' not found"
where the Version.dat file is located in the data directory. For more
information about the newest analyze utility, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
190881 SAMPLE: Analyze6.exe Utility for Visual SourceSafe
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 7/6/2001 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbtshoot kbusage KB153502 |
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