PRB: SSARC.exe with the -X Switch Does Not Recurse Through Deleted Files (285104)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 5.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 6.0c
This article was previously published under Q285104

SYMPTOMS

When you use the SSARC.exe utility with the -x command-line switch to archive a project from Visual SourceSafe, files that have been deleted but not destroyed are not archived unless you explicitly reference the deleted files in the command-line command.

RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, always reference the file to archive in the command-line command explicitly. If there are multiple deleted files in a project, reference each file in the command-line command.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Create a project named $/ProjectA in Visual SourceSafe.
  2. Add three blank text files to the project, and then name the text files A.txt, B.txt, C.txt.
  3. Delete but do not destroy the A.txt file.
  4. From the VSS/Win32 directory, type the following command at a command prompt:

    ssarc $/projecta -x

    Notice that the A.txt file is not archived and that you receive the following error message:
    File or project not found
  5. To work around this behavior, type the following command at a command prompt:

    ssarc $/projecta/a.txt -x

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/18/2002
Keywords:kbCommandLine kbDSupport kbprb KB285104
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