PRB: Deleted Project Files Are Not Converted with DELTA_SS.EXE

ID: Q135644

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0, 5.0
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, version 3.1
  • Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

If a file has been deleted in Delta, the Delta_SS conversion never adds the file or any of its history to the SourceSafe project.


CAUSE

This occurs because if a file has been deleted from Delta, another file using the same name can be added later. Consider the following Log.mvm excerpt:

  1. 1/1/91 addfile fileA


  2. 1/2/91 delfile fileA


  3. 1/3/91 addfile fileA (different file)


Delta_SS reads the entire log file and skips entries that refer to files that have been deleted.


STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSSafe400 kbSSafe500 kbSSafe310
Version : MS-DOS:3.1; WINDOWS:3.1,4.0,5.0; winnt:3.1
Platform : MS-DOS WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb


Last Reviewed: January 20, 2000
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