FIX: VSS Editor/Viewer Removes and Replaces Characters

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you are editing or viewing a file in Visual SourceSafe, you may notice that character(s) have been removed from the body of the text and placed at the end. You may also experience this after doing a Visual Merge.

CAUSE

The default Editor/Viewer in Visual SourceSafe causes this behavior.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

For additional information about the Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

MORE INFORMATION

Visual SourceSafe uses its default Editor/Viewer when you edit and view files without an extension association in Windows. It also uses the default for doing Visual Merge and the Show Difference command. The integrity of a files is in jeopardy only when editing or using Visual Merge because the View and Diff commands do not change the file.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q123470 INFO: How SourceSafe Selects a Viewer for a File

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Add a large text file to Visual SourceSafe. Make sure the file you add is not associated with any other editor in Windows. Rename the extension if necessary.



2. Right-click the file and choose Edit.



3. Delete any character and then put it back so that the SAVE button is enabled.



4. Save the file.



5. Close the default editor.



6. Next, right-click the file and select Show Differences. Some characters may have been removed or replaced to the end of the file.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSSafe500bug kbVS97sp1fix kbVS97sp2fix
Version : WINDOWS:5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug