Microsoft KB Archive/318058

= Visual SourceSafe error indicates that a file is pinned to a specific version =

Article ID: 318058

Article Last Modified on 2/23/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0C, when used with:  Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition

 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect

 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer

 Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q318058

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SUMMARY
In the Visual Studio .NET documentation, the following error message is misleading:

<File name> is pinned to a specific version

The description of this error message states:

This warning has the following cause: You are attempting an operation on a file checked out to another user that would remove the check out information. For example, the Admin user can undo check out of a file checked out to others.

The intended meaning of the error message is that you are trying to check out a file that has been pinned to a specific version, which is not permitted.

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MORE INFORMATION
If you receive this error message, and if you want to check out a file that has been pinned, you must unpin the file first.

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