FIX: SSAPI: Mssccprj.scc File Does Not Have SCC_Aux_Path Info

ID: Q193579

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you Get a source-controlled Visual Basic project from Visual SourceSafe Explorer, the Mssccprj.scc file does not contain SCC_Aux_Path information.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual SourceSafe 6.0.


MORE INFORMATION

If you add a Visual Basic project to Visual Sourcesafe, Visual SourceSafe creates a Mssccprj.scc file in the project folder. The .scc file will have the following information: 


   SCC=This is a Source Code Control file

   [Project1.vbp]
   SCC_Project_Name = "$/KB/KB5", TJAAAAAA
   SCC_Aux_Path=C:\VSS,
SCC_Project_Name is the path to the Visual SourceSafe project the Visual Basic project is associated with and TJAAAAAA is its physical file name.

SCC_Aux_Path is the path to the Visual SourceSafe database the Visual Basic project associated with.

However, if you perform a Get Latest Version on the Visual Basic project from the Visual SourceSafe Explorer, SCC_Aux_Path information is not written in the Mssccprj.scc file.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Open Visual Basic.


  2. Create a standard .exe project, and save the project under C:\proj1.


  3. Add the project to SourceSafe under $/proj1.


  4. Close Visual Basic.


  5. Open Windows Explorer, and go to C:\proj1.


  6. Open Mssccprj.scc file in Notepad.exe. The following information is in the file: 
    
      SCC=This is a Source Code Control file

      [Project1.vbp]
      SCC_Project_Name = "$/Proj1", TJAAAAAA
      SCC_Aux_Path=C:\VSS,


  7. Close Mssccprj.scc file.


  8. Delete all the files under C:\Proj1.


  9. Open Visual Sourcesafe Explorer, right-click the Project $/Proj1, and click Get Latest Version.


  10. If it is not already there, type "C:\proj1" in the "To" edit box.


  11. Repeat steps 6-8, and you will find the following information in the Mssccprj.scc file: 
    
      SCC=This is a Source Code Control file

      [Project1.vbp]
      SCC_Project_Name = "$/Proj1", TJAAAAAA



REFERENCES

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

Q147585 INFO: The Mssccprj.scc File and How Is It Used

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbinterop kbSSafe500bug kbSSafe600fix kbVBp
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Issue type : kbbug


Last Reviewed: August 17, 1999
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