PRB: SourceSafe 3.1 Cannot Use UNC Names

ID: Q131093

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

SourceSafe cannot use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) names. For example the following setting won't work:

Data_Path = \\SOURCESAFE\SSAFE\SS\DATA
It gives this error:
Invalid path: C:\SOURCESAFE\SSAFE\SS\DATA\um.dat


STATUS

This behavior is by design in SourceSafe version 3.1. Visual SourceSafe version 4.0 can use UNC names.

Additional query words: relative path

Keywords : SourceSafe vbwin SRCSAFE SS
Version : MS-DOS:3.1; WINDOWS:3.1; winnt:3.1
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :


Last Reviewed: January 20, 2000
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