Article: Q153501
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): 3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe310
Last Modified: 06-JUL-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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When you start the Visual SourceSafe Explorer, the following message may appear
before or after you're prompted to log in:
"Error reading from file"
CAUSE
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One possible cause is that the Names.dat file is corrupted. This file contains
the long filenames of both projects and files in the SourceSafe database.
RESOLUTION
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At the command prompt, type:
analyze -f <path to data folder>
For example:
analyze -f s:\\vss\data
STATUS
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This behavior is by design.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe600 kbSSafe310
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbSSafe310DOS kbSSafe600 kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version : :3.1,4.0,5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbprb
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