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Q317542: BUG: Cannot Unbind a Deleted and Destroyed VSS Project

Article: Q317542
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe
Last Modified: 17-APR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c, used with:
   - Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (2002), Professional Edition 
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SYMPTOMS
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When an integrated source control project is deleted and destroyed from a Visual
SourceSafe database, if you open the solution in the Visual Studio .NET
integrated development environment (IDE), you cannot unbind from the Visual
SourceSafe database.

RESOLUTION
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To unbind the project, follow these steps:

1. In the Change Source Control dialog box, click Work Disconnected.

2. On the File menu in Visual SourceSafe Explorer, point to Source Control, and
  then click Change Source Control.

3. Click Unbind.

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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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
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1. Create a new project in Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.

2. On the File menu, point to Source Control, and then click "Add to Source
  Control" to add the solution to source control.

3. Close the solution.

4. In Visual SourceSafe Explorer, delete and destroy the project.

5. Open the solution again in the Visual Studio .NET IDE.

6. When you are prompted to search for the project, click No.

7. Click Unbind.

8. Open the solution again. Notice that the solution still appears to be
  connected to the Visual SourceSafe database.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q305106 HOWTO: SSAFE - Reconnect a Project to Source Control in Visual Studio
  .NET

Additional query words:

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

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