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Q174879: FIX: Incorrect Syntax on Keywords May Delete Text

Article: Q174879
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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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
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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 3.

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

  Q170365 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:

  Q161577 HOWTO: Use Keyword Expansion in HTML Files

  Q141504 HOWTO: Make SourceSafe Keyword Expansion Work in Text Docs

  Q131092 PRB: Keyword Expansion Is Case Sensitive

Additional query words: symbol format

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Keywords          : kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp2fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe500
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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