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Q279182: FIX: Replace Write Ignored When Make Writable Is Enabled

Article: Q279182
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSafe600bug kbSSafe600fix kbSSExplorer kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe kbVS600sp5fix
Last Modified: 25-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you perform a Get operation on a file in the Visual SourceSafe Explorer and
set it to either Skip or Ask to replace writable files, both of those options
are ignored and the file is overwritten.

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 was corrected in the latest service pack for
Visual Studio 6.0.

For additional information about Visual Studio service packs, click the article
numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q194022 INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

  Q194295 HOWTO: Tell That a Visual Studio Service Pack Is Installed

You can download the latest Visual Studio service pack from the following
Microsoft Web site:

  Visual Studio Product Updates
  (http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/updates.asp)

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior 
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1. Perform a Get operation in VSS, check Make writable, and then edit the file.

2. Select the file in VSS and bring up the Get dialog box.

3. Click Advanced, ensure that Replace writable is set to either Ask or Skip to
  avoid having the file overwritten, and then click OK.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe600bug kbSSafe600fix kbSSExplorer kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe kbVS600sp5fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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