SYMPTOMS
When you create a program that uses Microsoft Visual SourceSafe OLE Automation, the behavior of the
Get method with a
VSSVersion object and with a
VSSItem object in Visual SourceSafe 6.0d is different from the behavior of the
Get method with these objects in all earlier versions of Visual SourceSafe.
An example of the problem appears in the following sample code:
- VSSVersion
Note In this sample code, the object that is named "oVSSItemVersion" is a VSSVersion object.Set oVSSDatabase = WScript.CreateObject("SourceSafe")
oVSSDatabase.Open ("C:\TOOLS\VStudio\Common\VSS\srcsafe.ini")
Set oVSSItem = oVSSDatabase.VSSItem("$/ATEL/EidStrasbourgCollectionFrt")
Set oVSSItemVersion = oVSSItem.Version("TEST")
oVSSItemVersion.LocalSpec = "C:\_TEMP\VSS"
oVSSItemVersion.Get oVSSItemVersion.LocalSpec, 8192 'VSSFLAG_RECURSYES - VSSItem
Set oVSSDatabase = WScript.CreateObject("SourceSafe")
oVSSDatabase.Open ("C:\TOOLS\VStudio\Common\VSS\srcsafe.ini")
Set oVSSItem = oVSSDatabase.VSSItem("$/ATEL/EidStrasbourgCollectionFrt/collections.mak")
oVSSItem.Parent.LocalSpec = "C:/_TEMP/VSS"
oVSSItem.Get
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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23-Feb-2004 21:14 6.0.40223.0 225,280 Analyze.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:50 299,008 Ddconv.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:52 425,984 Ddupd.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:42 224,969 Delta_ss.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:42 231,143 Pvcs_ss.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:45 397,312 Ss.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:16 6.0.40223.0 19,456 Ssadmin.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:48 6.0.40223.0 569,344 Ssapi.dll
23-Feb-2004 20:55 6.0.40223.0 532,480 Ssarc.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:15 6.0.40223.0 27,648 Ssexp.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:26 6.0.40223.0 1,220,608 Ssgui.dll
23-Feb-2004 21:26 6.0.40223.0 147,456 Ssint.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:59 155,648 Sslogin.exe
23-Feb-2004 20:57 6.0.40223.0 532,480 Ssrestor.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:23 6.0.40223.0 1,560,576 Ssscc.dll
23-Feb-2004 21:26 6.0.40223.0 499,712 Ssus.dll
23-Feb-2004 21:00 102,400 Testlock.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:00 147,456 Unlock.exe
23-Feb-2004 21:01 122,880 Updini.exe