Microsoft KB Archive/237798

= BUG: SSRESTOR Fails with "Error reading from file" =

Article ID: 237798

Article Last Modified on 10/15/2002

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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 Q237798



SYMPTOMS
When attempting to restore an archive file, you receive the following error message:

"Error reading from file" ""

For example:

"Error reading from file" "$/Project1/Test.exe" aghaaaaa



CAUSE
The restore process doesn't restore the file correctly. The file exists in the Visual SourceSafe (VSS) explorer but the physical file is not in the data directory.



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

