FIX: Incorrect Syntax on Keywords May Delete Text

Last reviewed: December 1, 1997
Article ID: Q174879
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows, version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

HTML keywords are characterized by an extra dollar sign in the syntax (such as $$History: $). Using these HTML keywords in a non-HTML document may remove text after the first instance of a greater than ">" character. If no ">" character exists in the document, nothing happens.

For references to more information about keywords, please see the REFERENCES section below.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.

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

   ARTICLE-ID: Q170365
   TITLE     : INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

REFERENCES

For additional information on keyword expansion, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q161577
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Use Keyword Expansion in HTML Files

   ARTICLE-ID: Q141504
   TITLE     : HOWTO: Make SourceSafe Keyword Expansion Work in Text Docs

   ARTICLE-ID: Q131092
   TITLE     : PRB: Keyword Expansion Is Case Sensitive


Additional query words: symbol format
Keywords : ssusage VS97FixlistSP3
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix kbservicepack


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Last reviewed: December 1, 1997
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