Microsoft KB Archive/317649

= PRB: You Cannot Add File Names That Contain UTF-8 Characters to Visual SourceSafe Source Code Control =

Article ID: 317649

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 

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This article was previously published under Q317649

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SYMPTOMS
You cannot add files that contain UTF-8 characters in the file name to Visual SourceSafe source code control.

Although you can use file names that contain UTF-8 characters in Visual Studio .NET, you cannot add the files to SourceSafe source code control.

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RESOLUTION
Rename the file by using characters from the code page that you used when you installed Visual SourceSafe.

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
<ol> Add a file that contains UTF-8 characters in its file name to a project in your solution (press SHIFT+ALT+A).

Note that although a check mark appears next to the file, the file has not been added to version control.</li> Right-click the file, and then click Check In.</li> On the Check In dialog box, click Check In.</li> Click OK on both resulting error messages:

Invalid Filename: <your path/your file name>

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Unspecified error

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Additional query words: unicode

Keywords: kbprb KB317649

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