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Q171535: FIX: ANALYZE Crashes When No Log Entries Found in Log File

Article: Q171535
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,97
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix
Last Modified: 03-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
- Microsoft Visual Studio 97 
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SYMPTOMS
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In Pass 3 of 4, the status bar stops displaying new files. After processing on
the same file for a random amount of time, an Access Violation error occurs:

  Analyze.exe Exception: access violation (0xC000005), address 0x00406372

You may experience other variations of errors messages, all resulting in Analyze
crashing.

CAUSE
=====

Analyze tries to rebuild a file containing no log entries.

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 bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 2.

For more information on the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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

MORE INFORMATION
================

Please note that the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 2 readme states that the
issue fixed was: "ANALYZE Application Error When Directory Not Found." This is
incorrect.

Additional query words: gpf general protection fault crash hang

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Keywords          : kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix 
Technology        : kbVSsearch kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe500 kbVS97 kbVS97Search
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,97
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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