PRB: Invalid Handle on Client When Journal_Text Set to Bad PathLast reviewed: January 24, 1997Article ID: Q162530 |
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SYMPTOMSIn the Visual SourceSafe Administrator, if the "Log all actions in Journal File" (located on the Tools Options General tab) is set to a Bad or Non- Existent path for client workstations, Invalid Handle error messages appear on the client workstation when you perform operations that log to the journal file, such as check out or check in.
CAUSEWhen you set the "Log all actions in Journal File," it sets the Journal_File variable in the Srcsafe.ini on the server. Clients access this file by the Srcsafe.ini on the local workstation by responding to the #include < path to server Srcsafe.ini > line.Since the local Visual SourceSafe workstation uses the server settings when the Journal_File path cannot be resolved (that is, the drive or directory structure does not exist for that workstation), an Invalid Handle error results when the local Visual SourceSafe workstation executes an operation that writes an entry into the journal file.
RESOLUTIONWhen setting a location for the journal file, make sure that all Visual SourceSafe clients can see the path to the file. Microsoft network users or users of networks supporting Universal Naming Convention (UNC) pathing should consider using a UNC path to the journal file location. In cases where UNC pathing is not desired or available, set a common drive mapping on all client computers to the journal file location.
STATUSThis behavior is by design.
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