INFO: "Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>" when Adding Files (185696)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 4.0a
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
This article was previously published under Q185696

SUMMARY

When you try to add a project to a Visual SourceSafe (VSS) database, Visual C++ (VC++) or other products may return the following error:
Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>
This may occur if the Data_Path variable in the Srcsafe.ini file points to an invalid location.

MORE INFORMATION

When browsing for a database, VSS searches for the Srcsafe.ini file that is installed in the server installation directory of Visual SourceSafe.

The error may occur for one of the following three reasons:

  • This is a new Visual C++ project.
  • The Visual C++ .opt file does not contain a valid path to the correct Srcsafe.ini file.
  • The Data_Path variable of the Srcsafe.ini referenced by VC++ is invalid.
By default, VC++ looks in the Windows registry at the path shown below to determine where the default Srcsafe.ini is located: 
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = Value: SCCServerPath
     = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}ssscc.dll

REFERENCES

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

184357 PRB: VC Opening Project in Wrong VSS Database

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/20/2003
Keywords:kbinfo KB185696
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