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Q289738: FIX: History of a Label Does Not Show the Files from Subproject

Article: Q289738
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbSSExplorer kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe
Last Modified: 08-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you label a project and then view the label in the history of a subproject,
the files that are included in the label from that subproject do not show.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem described in this article and should be applied only to
systems experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the
fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and
information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World
Wide Web:

  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are normally incurred for support calls may
be canceled, if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific
update will resolve your problem. Normal support costs will apply to additional
support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in
question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or
later:

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name         | Size      | Date     | Time    | Version    | Platform | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Analyze.exe  | 198,928   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ddconv.exe   | 294,160   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | none       | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ddupd.exe    | 419,088   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | none       | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ss.exe       | 396,048   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | none       | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssadmin.exe  | 12,048    | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssapi.dll    | 559,888   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssarc.exe    | 497,936   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssexp.exe    | 16,656    | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssgui.dll    | 1,135,376 | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssrestor.exe | 495,888   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssscc.dll    | 1,412,880 | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssus.dll     | 480,528   | 4/5/2001 | 3:06 PM | 06.00.9191 | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

The self-extracting EXE should be:

+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name          | Size      | Date     | Time     | Version | Platform | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| VSS9191en.exe | 2,727,936 | 4/9/2001 | 11:23 AM | none    | x86      | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+



STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in a hotfix for Visual SourceSafe 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a project called LabelTest1.

2. Create a sub-project of LabelTest1 called SubProject1.

3. Add at least one file to each of the previous projects.

4. Label the LabelTest1 project Build, and then locate the history of the
  SubProject1 and view the label from the history.

Additional query words:

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

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