Microsoft KB Archive/129192

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BUG: Keyword Expansion Fails on the Macintosh

Article ID: 129192

Article Last Modified on 10/20/2003

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft SourceSafe
• Microsoft SourceSafe

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This article was previously published under Q129192

SYMPTOMS

Keyword expansion does not work correctly in SourceSafe for Macintosh when Keyword_Masks is set in the SRCSAFE.INI.

RESOLUTION

To fix this problem, set Keyword_Masks in the SS.INI file. Here's an example:

1. Set Keyword_Masks in the SS.INI file.
2. Update a .TXT file.
3. Observe that the keywords are expanded.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in SourceSafe version 3.1 for Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Set Keyword_Masks in the SRCSAFE.INI file to *.TXT.
2. Add a keyword to a .TXT file, and update the file.
3. Observe that the keywords are not expanded.

Keywords: kbbug KB129192

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