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SYMPTOMSUsing the Visual SourceSafe Command line command "SS Status" to determine the checkout status of files only returns the first 20 characters of the filename. CAUSEThe SS Status Command line returns information in a columnar format. Because of the columns for Filename, User name, Date/Time, and checkout directory, there is a limit of 20 characters for the filename. When working with files that have long filenames greater than 20 characters, the filenames are truncated at the 20th character. RESOLUTIONAn alternative is to use the short filename mode that displays the long filename using MS-DOS 8.3 filename conventions such as SS Status -NS. Although the 16-bit version of the Visual SourceSafe Explorer allows the use of long file names, the 16-bit Command line does not. STATUSThis behavior is by design. MORE INFORMATIONBe aware that Visual SourceSafe does not use the same method for converting long filenames as Windows 95 or Windows NT, so the converted Short filename as supplied by Visual SourceSafe may not match the filenames in the working directory exactly. Step-by-Step Example
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