PRB: Rollback of Shared File Forces a Branch (156717)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows 4.0a
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0a
This article was previously published under Q156717

SYMPTOMS

When you perform a Rollback of a shared file, Visual SourceSafe will cause the shared file to branch. This article describes how to reproduce this behavior and how to avoid it.

RESOLUTION

The following procedure describes a workaround that will avoid branching a shared file that is being rolled back:

  1. Open or switch to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.
  2. Locate the file that needs to be rolled back and open its History Window.
  3. Select the version to which you want to Rollback, and perform a Get Close the History window.
  4. Using File Manager or Windows Explorer, move the file from step 3 to a different directory.
  5. Switch to Visual SourceSafe, and check out the file that needs to be rolled back.
  6. Using File Manager or Windows Explorer, move the file from step 3 back to its working directory, overwriting the checked-out file from step 5.
  7. Switch to Visual SourceSafe, and check the file back in.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open or switch to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.
  2. Locate a file that has several versions in its history and share it with another project.
  3. Open the file's History window and perform a Rollback to a previous version. If you are using Visual SourceSafe 5.0 or later, a dialog box appears warning you that the Rollback will perform a branch.
  4. Note that the rolled back file is no longer shared.

    NOTE: You may need to refresh the Explorer window to see the updated glyphs.

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

157082 FIX: Branch or Rollback of Shared File May Cause Corruption

157813 BUG: Rollback of Shared File Rolls to Unexpected Version

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/4/2001
Keywords:kbprb KB156717
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