Article: Q266429
Product(s): Microsoft SourceSafe
Version(s): WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbSSafe500 kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600 kbSSafe600bug _IK kbGrpDSSSafe
Last Modified: 01-MAY-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, versions 5.0, 6.0
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SYMPTOMS
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When you execute a Visual SourceSafe command line GET with the -gf switch on a
file, if the working folder does not exist, you may receive the following error
message:
Invalid DOS Path
CAUSE
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The GET command assumes that the working folder has already been created.
RESOLUTION
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To work around this problem, execute the following commands:
" ss get $/project1 -gf -g-
ss get $/project1/test.txt -gf " (without the quotation marks)
The first command creates the directory structure, and the second command does a
GET on the Test.txt file.
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a project named project1, and place a file named Test.txt in the
project.
2. Set the working folder for project1 to C:\project1.
3. When you receive the message "C:\project1 does not exist, do you want to
create it?", click OK.
4. Delete C:\project1.
5. From a command line, type the following (execute this command from the
Vss\Win32 folder):
" ss get $/project1/test.txt -gf " (without the quotation marks)
Additional query words:
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Keywords : kbSSafe500 kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600 kbSSafe600bug _IK kbGrpDSSSafe
Technology : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600 kbSSafe500
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Issue type : kbbug
Solution Type : kbnofix
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