PRB: Deleted Project Files Are Not Converted with DELTA_SS.EXE

Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
Article ID: Q135644

3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00

WINDOWS        | WINDOWS NT     | MS-DOS

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The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, versions 4.0, 5.0
Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.1
Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If a file has been deleted in Delta, the Delta_SS conversion never adds the file or any of its history to the SourceSafe project.

CAUSE

This occurs because if a file has been deleted from Delta, another file using the same name can be added later. Consider the following Log.mvm excerpt:

1) 1/1/91 addfile fileA 2) 1/2/91 delfile fileA

3) 1/3/91 addfile fileA    (different file)

Delta_SS reads the entire log file and skips entries that refer to files that have been deleted.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

KBCategory: kbtool kbprb
KBSubcategory: SourceSafe ss3 vss vbwin SS SRCSAFE DELTA
Additional reference words: 4.00 3.10 5.00
Keywords : DELTA SourceSafe SRCSAFE SS ss3 vbwin vss kbprb kbtool
Version : 3.10 4.00 5.00 | 3.10 4.00 5.00
Platform : MS-DOS NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: February 28, 1997
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