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Q142959: FIX: YMD Date Format Causes Improper History Selection

Article: Q142959
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 4.0,5.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbYear2000 kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix
Last Modified: 01-OCT-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Dates entered in the History Options dialog using a range of 2000-2039 are
interpreted with the same day and month in the range of 1900-1939.

RESOLUTION
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To correct the problem, install the VSS 5.0 Y2K Update from here:

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/MSDN-FILES/027/000/243/msdncompositedoc.xml

STATUS
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This bug has been fixed in the Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Year 2000 update.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. From the Window system Control Panel, set the short date format to
  "YY/MM/DD."


1. From the Visual SourceSafe Explorer, select a project and either choose Show
  History on the Tools menu, or right-click a project and select Show History.

2. From the Project History Options dialog box, enter a range of dates in the
  YY/MM/DD format that span into or are beyond the year 2000. No items will
  appear in the list. Note that if no dates are entered, the entire history
  list appears.


For more information about how Microsoft products are affected by year 2000 (Y2K)
issues, please see the following Microsoft World Wide Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/product/product.asp

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbYear2000 kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : :4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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