BUG: File Dates Do Not Change After a Rollback

WINDOWS   | WINDOWS NT

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
• Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 4.0, 5.0
• Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows 95, versions 4.0, 5.0

SYMPTOMS

The date and time display in the right pane of the SourceSafe Explorer does not update after you roll back the file. You must check the file out and then check it back in or undo checkout to synchronize the file date and time in the right pane of the SourceSafe Explorer.

RESOLUTION

Check the file out, and then undo the checkout to restore the file's original date and time in the SourceSafe Explorer Display.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Find or create a file with some history that you can use to observe an time change between versions.

2. Click this file in the right pane of the SourceSafe Explorer, and then look at its history.

3. Pick an item in the history where there is a noticeable difference in the date or time.

4. Click Rollback, and then click OK. Notice that the date and time of the file are the same in the file pane of the SourceSafe Explorer. To synchronize the date and time, check out the file, and then check it in or undo the checkout.