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Q315639: BUG: Problems When You Automatically Check Out Files

Article: Q315639
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe
Last Modified: 18-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c 
- Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (2002), Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you work with the Visual Studio resource editors and source control, you
may experience problems and unexpected behaviors when you automatically check
files out of Visual SourceSafe from within the .NET integrated development
environment (IDE).

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this issue, be sure to manually check out any files that you want to
open or edit with the resource editors.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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When used with source control, the Visual Studio resource editors (which are
used to edit .rc files, .res files, resources in executable files, stand-alone
images, and binary files) should be used only with files that have been manually
checked out of Visual SourceSafe.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe 
Technology        : kbVSsearch kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbVSNETPro kbSSafe600C kbVSNETSearch
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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