PRB: End of Line Errors Can Occur If UTF8 Files Are Interpreted as Text Files (308102)

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, mark the file as binary. Note that when you mark the file as binary, you cannot perform multiple checkouts. Whether you mark the file as binary depends on your situation and whether you require the multiple checkout option.

If either of the following conditions is true, do not mark the file as binary:

• The UTF8 files contain only ASCII characters.
• The UTF8 files contain more characters than just ASCII characters, but the code page of your system is not MBCS.

If your UTF8 files contain more than just ASCII characters, and if you work in an MBCS code page, use one of the following methods:

• After you add the file to Visual SourceSafe, right-click the file, click Properties, and then click Binary in the Type list. If you click Binary, you cannot perform multiple checkouts.
• Do not use UTF8, and use MBCS to store your .xml files. To change the encoding on a file, use the Save As command in the Visual SourceSafe Editor as follows:
  1. In the Visual SourceSafe Editor, double-click the file, and then click Edit.On the File menu, click Save As, and then select a different encoding option from the list.
     
     NOTE: You may also need to adjust the encoding tag at the top of the file. For example, if the file is an .xml or an .html file, the header may contain a specific Encoding equals statement.
  2. On the File menu, click Save As, and then select a different encoding option from the list.
     
     NOTE: You may also need to adjust the encoding tag at the top of the file. For example, if the file is an .xml or an .html file, the header may contain a specific Encoding equals statement.

If the Visual SourceSafe copy of the file becomes corrupt, delete the file from Visual SourceSafe, and then add the file as binary.