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Q323693: PRB: Err Msg When You Add File with Long Name to VSS Database

Article: Q323693
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kberror
Last Modified: 17-JUN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to add a file that does not comply with the 8.3 MS-DOS naming
convention (that is, files that have long file names) to a Visual SourceSafe
database, you may receive the following error message:

  Error reading from file.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the Visual SourceSafe database is on a Novell network
and when the file is added from a computer that uses Novell Client 4.83.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, use one of the following three methods:

1. Install the following fix for Novell Client 4.83 from the Novell support Web
  site:

  Nt483pt1.exe
  http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/pub/nt483pt1.exe

2. Use Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks.

3. Downgrade to Novell Client 4.80 Service Pack 3 or earlier.

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MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
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1. On a computer that has Novell Client 4.83 installed, create a text file named
  MyLongFileName.txt, and then save the file to your desktop.

2. Start Visual SourceSafe Explorer, and then log on to a database.

3. Select a project, or create a new project.

4. On the File menu, click Add Files.

5. Click MyLongFileName.txt, click Add, and then click OK. Notice that you
  receive the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section.

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products.

Additional query words: Novell 4.83 Client conform 8.3

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Keywords          : kberror 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600C
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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