FIX: GET on a Pinned and Labeled File Gets Wrong Version (238182)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c
This article was previously published under Q238182

SYMPTOMS

If a file was pinned when a label was applied to its parent project, and you GET the file at that label after it has been unpinned, you will not get the pinned version.

RESOLUTION

If you GET the parent project at the label, the correct version of the file is retrieved.

STATUS

This bug was corrected in Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0d.

MORE INFORMATION

  1. Create a new project. (for example, $/myproj).
  2. Set a working folder for the project. (for example, C:\Myproj)
  3. Add a file to the project. (for example, Myfile.txt)
  4. Check out, modify, and check in the Myfile.txt so that there are two versions.
  5. Pin Myfile.txt at version one.
  6. Select the $/myproj project.
  7. Label $/myproj with the label "test".
  8. Unpin Myfile.txt
  9. Show the history of Myfile.txt and select the version that displays the label
  10. Get the labeled version.
Note that you will get a copy of version two of the file, where you might have expected version one, which was the the version it was pinned to when the label was applied.
If you perform a GET on the same label from the command line: 
   ss get $/myproj/myfile.txt -VLtest
  • If the database has been updated to the Visual SourceSafe 6.0 format, you will see the behavior described in the SYMPTOMS section.
  • If the database has not been updated to the Visual SourceSafe 6.0 format, version one will be retrieved.

REFERENCES

Additional information can be found in the Visual SourceSafe product documentation by searching for these titles:

-pin, how-to
-get latest version command
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/8/2003
Keywords:kbfix kbBug kbpending KB238182
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