Article: Q185696
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s):
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0
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SUMMARY
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When you try to add a project to a Visual SourceSafe (VSS) database, Visual C++
(VC++) or other products may return the following error:
Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>
This may occur if the Data_Path variable in the Srcsafe.ini file points to an
invalid location.
MORE INFORMATION
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When browsing for a database, VSS searches for the Srcsafe.ini file that is
installed in the server installation directory of Visual SourceSafe.
The error may occur for one of the following three reasons:
- This is a new Visual C++ project.
- The Visual C++ .opt file does not contain a valid path to the correct
Srcsafe.ini file.
- The Data_Path variable of the Srcsafe.ini referenced by VC++ is invalid.
By default, VC++ looks in the Windows registry at the path shown below to
determine where the default Srcsafe.ini is located:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = Value: SCCServerPath
= {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}ssscc.dll
REFERENCES
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For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
Q184357 PRB: VC Opening Project in Wrong VSS Database
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe400a kbSSafe500
Issue type : kbinfo
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