Microsoft KB Archive/319789

= ERROR MESSAGE: &quot;Cannot Save File&quot; in Visual C++ IDE =

PSS ID Number: 319789

Article Last Modified on 9/3/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Visual Studio, Professional Edition 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q319789



SYMPTOMS
While trying to save a file in the Microsoft Visual C++ integrated development environment (IDE), you may receive the following error message:

Cannot save file. The file may be in use by another application



CAUSE
This error message may occur when you try to save a file that is being scanned by a virus scanner. It may also occur when the file that is being saved is open exclusively by another application.



WORKAROUND
Try to save the file again:
 * If the save is successful, the file name in the title bar of the Visual C++ 6.0 IDE will not have an asterisk next to it.
 * If you do not try to save the file again after you receive the error message in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section, you will lose the changes that you made to the file since the previous save.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

Keywords: kbbug kbFileIO kbide KB319789

Technology: kbAudDeveloper kbVS600 kbVS600Search kbVSsearch

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