PRB: Word 97 Document Added to SourceSafe as Text FileLast reviewed: April 7, 1997Article ID: Q165237 |
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SYMPTOMSSourceSafe may interpret Word Documents as Text format when you add them to your database, potentially corrupting the files. The conversion process of Word 97 to Word 6.0/95 format apparently converts the file into text format. NOTE: To verify the format type SourceSafe stored, highlight the file, then from the File menu in the SourceSafe Explorer, choose Properties. The file type is displayed on the General tab.
CAUSEWhen you save a file in Word 6.0/95 format, it generates a file in Rich Text Format (RTF), which is text representation of a Binary file. SourceSafe detects this and stores the file as Text. The corruption occurs when the format of the file is converted back to Word 97 Binary format while SourceSafe has the file registered as Text.
RESOLUTIONAny of the following three methods can be used to avoid this problem:
STATUSThis behavior is by design. SourceSafe correctly identifies the .rtf file as being a text file.
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