PRB: "Invalid DOS Path" Error Message
ID: Q155437
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit and 32-bit, for Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
SYMPTOMS
While doing a GET or VIEW from the Show History dialog, a Check In of a
large file, or a Difference on a large file, the user gets the following
message:
"Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>"
CAUSE
The Temp_Path setting in the SRCSAFE.INI file is set to an invalid
directory.
RESOLUTION
Edit the SRCSAFE.INI file and change the Temp_Path setting to an existing
directory.
If Temp_Path is set to a network drive make sure that the network
connection is stable.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
The SRCSAFE.INI file has an initialization variable called Temp_Path. This
tells Visual SourceSafe where to put its temporary files. If Temp-Path is
set to a non-existent location, an error will occur when Visual SourceSafe
attempts to access the non-existent location.
Visual SourceSafe will use a temporary directory when any one of the
following actions is performed:
- Doing a GET of an older version of a file from the Show History dialog
that it can't fit into memory. This is more likely to happen with binary
files.
- Doing a VIEW of an older version of a file from the Show History dialog.
- Doing a Check In of a large file that it can't fit into memory. This is
more likely to happen with binary files.
- Doing a Difference on a large file that it can't fit into memory. This
is more likely to happen with binary files.
If the Temp_Path in the SRCSAFE.INI file is invalid, it may corrupt the
file when any of the previously-mentioned actions are performed. By
default, Temp_Path is set to a directory called "temp" that is created by
the server installation. Therefore, this situation should only arise if a
user has edited the SRCSAFE.INI file.
Additional query words:
5.00
Keywords : ssafe
Version : 4.00 5.00
Platform : WINDOWS
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