The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe versions 4.0, 5.0
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
- Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1
- Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1
SUMMARY
The Ddconv utility must be run to correct the following problems in a
SourceSafe database:
- Incompatible database format. For additional information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q123468
TITLE : PRB: How to Handle the "incompatible database format" Error
- Failed upgrade.
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q131451
TITLE : How to Upgrade SourceSafe Manually
- Rebuilding the Rights.dat file.
- Rebuilding the Status.dat file.
- Creating a new database. For additional information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
ARTICLE-ID: Q123467
TITLE : How to Create a New Database in SourceSafe
MORE INFORMATION
To run the Ddconv utility, follow these steps:
- Create a backup directory. This will be used to hold files that must
first be removed. This step is not necessary, but it is a good idea to
back up the old files in the event of a system failure.
- Copy the following files from the Data directory to the backup
directory:
Rights.dat
Status.dat
Version.dat
- With SourceSafe 3.x, run Ddconv from the Admin directory:
DDCONV -s <data path>
NOTE: The -s parameter is used to recreate the Status.dat file. This
step is used to avoid copying some files back from the backup directory.
With Visual Sourcesafe 4.0 or later, run DDCONV from the applicable
platform directory (WIN32, DOS, WIN):
DDCONV <data path>
- If there is no problem with the users' rights, then the Rights.dat file
may be copied from the backup directory back to the Data directory.
NOTE: If the MS-DOS prompt returned very quickly, verify that the user
deleted the Rights.dat, Status.dat, and Version.dat files from the Data
directory. If any of these files remain when Ddconv is run, the Ddconv
utility will fail. These files must be removed or renamed.
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