Microsoft KB Archive/174874

= FIX: Branched Files Restored to New Database Cause Corruption =

Article ID: 174874

Article Last Modified on 2/24/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3

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This article was previously published under Q174874



SYMPTOMS
Using SSARC/SSRESTOR Utilities to archive and restore files to a new database can cause corruption to occur. The problem happens only when restoring files that were previously branched into a different database. Analyze will report no errors immediately after restoring the files to the new database. However, any action adding a log record (such as labeling, sharing, branching, checking in, etc.) to a problem file will cause corruption. When attempting to perform an action on an affected file, you may see "file may be corrupt" errors followed by an "error reading file" message.

Analyze can be used to fix the files after the corruption occurs, but the problem can't be detected or repaired before an action is performed.



RESOLUTION
You should use build 2221 of the Ssrestor.exe file, available in Visual Studio Service Pack 3. If possible, using build 2222 of the Ssarc.exe file is also recommended.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbvs97sp2fix KB174874

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