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Q139729: FIX: Visual SourceSafe Cannot Associate File That Has 2 Periods

Article: Q139729
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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You receive the error "No application associated with this file type" when
trying to view a file that contains more than one period in the file name.

CAUSE
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Visual SourceSafe parses the file name from left to right. This means that a
file called My.file.doc is parsed so that the extension appears to be .file.doc
and there is no association for this file.

RESOLUTION
==========

Rename the file from My.file.doc to My_file.doc in the Visual SourceSafe
Explorer (on the File menu, click Rename).

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual SourceSafe 5.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Rename a file that is associated with an application so that the file name
  contains more than one period.

2. Add the file to Visual SourceSafe.

3. Double-click the file from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer. At this point, The
  error message "No application associated with this file type" appears.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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