BUG: SourceSafe Update Command Fails on Large Binary File

 Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
Article ID: Q128238
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Unix, version 3.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for OS/2, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

A large binary file cannot be updated in SourceSafe.

CAUSE

Insufficient resources to create the difference file.

RESOLUTION

If it is not possible to increase the HMA by decreasing the number of drivers necessary for a given system, try putting all binary files in a subproject, and put the following line in the project header for that subproject: 

      Store_Deltas = No
This will turn off the calculation of differences (storing the entire file) for this subproject only.

For example, you may want to organize your projects as shown in the documentation (User Guide Chapter 2 Overview), with a subproject containing the binary files: 

        $/-
          |
          TESTDATA
             |
              -BINARIES
Such that: 

      [$/TESTDATA/BINARIES]
would be a subproject header. Put this line under the subproject header in the SS.INI file for each user: 

      Store_Deltas = No

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords : kbusage SourceSafe vbwin
Version : 3.10
Platform : MACINTOSH MS-DOS OS/2 UNIX WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: May 23, 1997
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