Microsoft KB Archive/181718

= PRB: "Error Updating the SourceSafe Database via DDCONVW.EXE" =

Article ID: 181718

Article Last Modified on 5/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q181718



SYMPTOMS
While installing Visual SourceSafe you receive this error message:

Error updating the SourceSafe database via DDCONVW.EXE, error code 0. Please contact product support for more information.



RESOLUTION
In the folder where you chose to install SourceSafe, there is a WIN32 subfolder, which in turn contains the file Ddconv.exe. Running DDCONV should complete the installation successfully.



MORE INFORMATION
Updating the database is the final phase of the installation. All the components have been installed, including a DATA subfolder. DDCONVW updates the files in this subfolder to SourceSafe 5.0 format. If this fails during setup, it can be done manually with the Ddconv.exe program.

Assuming that SourceSafe is installed in C:\program files\devstudio\vss follow these steps:

 Go to a DOS prompt. Change the directory path to:

C:\Program Files\Devstudio\Vss\Win32

 Run DDCONV ..\data

