Microsoft KB Archive/132930

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 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe versions 4.0, 5.0
 * Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.04, 3.1
 * Microsoft SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.04, 3.1
 * Microsoft SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.04, 3.1
 * Microsoft SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.04, 3.1

SUMMARY
The Ddconv utility must be run to correct the following problems in a SourceSafe database:

  Incompatible database format. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q123468 TITLE    : PRB: How to Handle the "incompatible database format" Error   Failed upgrade. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q131451 TITLE    : How to Upgrade SourceSafe Manually  Rebuilding the Rights.dat file. Rebuilding the Status.dat file.  Creating a new database. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: ARTICLE-ID: Q123467 TITLE    : How to Create a New Database in SourceSafe 

MORE INFORMATION
To run the Ddconv utility, follow these steps:

Create a backup directory. This will be used to hold files that must first be removed. This step is not necessary, but it is a good idea to back up the old files in the event of a system failure. Copy the following files from the Data directory to the backup directory: Rights.dat Status.dat Version.dat

With SourceSafe 3.x, run Ddconv from the Admin directory: DDCONV -s

NOTE: The -s parameter is used to recreate the Status.dat file. This step is used to avoid copying some files back from the backup directory.

With Visual Sourcesafe 4.0 or later, run DDCONV from the applicable platform directory (WIN32, DOS, WIN):

DDCONV

If there is no problem with the users' rights, then the Rights.dat file may be copied from the backup directory back to the Data directory. NOTE: If the MS-DOS prompt returned very quickly, verify that the user deleted the Rights.dat, Status.dat, and Version.dat files from the Data directory. If any of these files remain when Ddconv is run, the Ddconv utility will fail. These files must be removed or renamed.
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Last reviewed: April 18, 1997

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