Article: Q136401
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start Visual SourceSafe 4.0 or 5.0, one of the following error messages
might appear:
Invalid Data Path
Cannot find initialization variable "Data_Path"
Invalid DOS path
When you start Visual SourceSafe 6.0, one of the following error messages might
appear:
The SourceSafe database path <path> does not exist. Please select
another database.
Invalid DOS path: <File Path>
Invalid handle
CAUSE
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These errors occur when a client installation does not properly define the path
to the SourceSafe server's SRCSAFE.INI in the client's SRCSAFE.INI file
(#include) or the server's SRCSAFE.INI does not contain a valid SourceSafe
database location.
RESOLUTION
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After installing the Visual SourceSafe server, always use NETSETUP.EXE to
install the client installations. NETSETUP.EXE is found in the SourceSafe server
directory.
Be sure to check that:
1. The client's SRCSAFE.INI include path is a valid path to the server's
SRCSAFE.INI location.
2. If using the 16 bit client, ensure that the client's SRCSAFE.INI #include
path uses the 16-bit path, such as the following:
#include d:\<path>\vss_se~1\srcsafe.ini
3. The server's SRCSAFE.INI DATA_PATH setting points to a valid SourceSafe
server DATA directory.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Issue type : kbprb
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