Article: Q139729
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix
Last Modified: 04-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0
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SYMPTOMS
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You receive the error "No application associated with this file type" when
trying to view a file that contains more than one period in the file name.
CAUSE
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Visual SourceSafe parses the file name from left to right. This means that a
file called My.file.doc is parsed so that the extension appears to be .file.doc
and there is no association for this file.
RESOLUTION
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Rename the file from My.file.doc to My_file.doc in the Visual SourceSafe
Explorer (on the File menu, click Rename).
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual SourceSafe 5.0.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Rename a file that is associated with an application so that the file name
contains more than one period.
2. Add the file to Visual SourceSafe.
3. Double-click the file from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer. At this point, The
error message "No application associated with this file type" appears.
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbfix
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