INFO: "Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>" when Adding Files

ID: Q185696

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 4.0, 4.0a, 5.0

SUMMARY

When you try to add a project to a Visual SourceSafe (VSS) database, Visual C++ (VC++) or other products may return the following error:

Invalid DOS path <drive>:<path>

This may occur if the Data_Path variable in the Srcsafe.ini file points to an invalid location.

MORE INFORMATION

When browsing for a database, VSS searches for the Srcsafe.ini file that is installed in the server installation directory of Visual SourceSafe.

The error may occur for one of the following three reasons:

This is a new Visual C++ project.

The Visual C++ .opt file does not contain a valid path to the correct Srcsafe.ini file.

The Data_Path variable of the Srcsafe.ini referenced by VC++ is invalid.

By default, VC++ looks in the Windows registry at the path shown below to determine where the default Srcsafe.ini is located:


   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SourceSafe = Value: SCCServerPath
     = {%INSTALLDIRECTORY%}ssscc.dll

REFERENCES

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

Q184357 PRB: VC Opening Project in Wrong VSS Database

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