KnowledgeBase Archive

An Archive of Early Microsoft KnowledgeBase Articles

View on GitHub

Q129190: FIX: SourceSafe Command Line Fails to Create Output File

Article: Q129190
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 3.04 3.10
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400fix kbSSafe300bug
Last Modified: 07-DEC-2001

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The information in this article applies to:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SYMPTOMS
========

SourceSafe fails to create an output file when executing the Checkout Command.
This occurs when the file specified to be checked out is not a valid file in the
current project or the specified path does not exist.

The following won't create an output file if the filename doesn't exist in the
current project:

  SS CHECKOUT test -o&@filename.txt

The ampersand (&) and at (@) characters make no difference.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version
3.1 for Windows, Windows NT, MS-DOS, and Macintosh.
This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 4.0.

Additional query words:

======================================================================
Keywords          : kbSSafe400fix kbSSafe300bug 
Version           : 3.04 3.10
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

=============================================================================

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY.