BUG: Deleting and Purging without Destroy Permission Causes VSS Explorer to Close

• Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows versions 5.0, 6.0

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to delete and purge without destroy permission, SourceSafe Explorer will close when you attempt to rename the file. Also, after you attempt to delete and purge the file, the view file selection in the drop-down menu does not work.

RESOLUTION

After you attempt to destroy a file that you do not have the correct permissions to, select another project and then go back to the previous project. This refreshes the internal structure.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce this issue:

Scenario 1

1. Assign yourself delete permissions but not destroy permissions.
2. Delete a file and select destroy permanently.
3. When prompted by a dialog box to destroy the file, click Yes. Visual SourceSafe (VSS) displays a message saying that you do not have the correct permissions.
4. Right-click on the file and select "Rename".

Scenario 2

1. Assign yourself delete permissions but not destroy permissions.
2. Delete a file.
3. Re-add the file (do not recover previously deleted one).
4. Delete the file. If prompted to delete all specified items, click Yes. (This is the second delete on the same file.)
5. When prompted by a dialog box to purge the previous file and delete this one, click Yes All. VSS displays a message saying that you do not have the correct permissions.
6. Right-click on the file, and select "Rename".

Expected results

Actual results

The instruction at "0x6001da9a" referenced memory at "0x0000000. The memory could not be read. Click OK to terminate the application. Click on CANCEL to debug the application."

"The instruction at "0x5f4012a1" referenced memory at 0x00000004. The memory could not be read. Click OK to terminate the application."

"Unhandled exception in SSEXP.EXE (SSAPI.DLL): 0xc0000005: Access Violation."

Additional query words: violation Dr. Watson exception

Keywords : kbSSafe600 kbSSafe600bug kbDSupport kbGrpSSafe
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug