ACC97: Err Msg: "Could not create a valid file name" in VSS

• Microsoft Access 97

SYMPTOMS

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When you add an object to Visual Source Safe, you may receive the following error message:

   Could not create a valid file name for '<object>'. You must rename
   it before you can add it to Source Code Control.

CAUSE

You used a character that is invalid for Visual Source Safe in the object name.

RESOLUTION

Do not use any of the following characters in object names that will be included in a project in Visual Source Safe: "&", "@", "<", ">", "{", "}", "[", "]", "(", ")", ":", ";", "=", "^", "|", "*", "\", "/", "%", "?", ",", "'", """ or tabs. Some names in Visual Source Safe cannot begin or end with spaces or tabs.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new database named "ssTest" (without the quotation marks).

2. Place this database under Source Safe Control by selecting SourceSafe on the Tools menu and clicking "Add Database to SourceSafe."

3. Create a new module.

4. Save the module as "**<modTest>**" (without the quotation marks) and close it.

5. Note that you receive the error mentioned in the "Symptoms" section. Click OK.

6. Change the name of the module to "modTest" (without the quotation marks).

7. Add the module to Source Safe by selecting SourceSafe on the Tools menu and clicking "Add Objects to SourceSafe."

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