Microsoft KB Archive/131221

FIX: Adding/Renaming a File with Name > 32 Chars Causes Error

PSS ID Number: Q131221 Article last modified on 01-15-1996

3.04 3.10

WINDOWS NT

= SYMPTOM =

The error “File or Project not Found” occurs when adding or renaming a file on Windows NT.

= CAUSE =

The SourceSafe limitation for a characters in a file name is 32 characters.

See article:

Article Number: Q123475 Title: “SourceSafe System Capacities & Specifications”

for additional information on SourceSafe limitations.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug has been corrected in Visual SourceSafe version 4.0. The limit for filenames has been increased to 255 characters.

Additional reference words: vbwin 3.10 KBCategory: kbusage kbfixlist kbbuglist KBSubcategory: SourceSafe ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.