BUG: SourceSafe Update Command Fails on Large Binary File
Article ID: 128238
Article Last Modified on 12/9/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SourceSafe
- Microsoft SourceSafe
- Microsoft SourceSafe
- Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q128238
SYMPTOMS
A large binary file cannot be updated in SourceSafe.
CAUSE
Insufficient resources to create the difference file.
RESOLUTION
If it is not possible to increase the HMA by decreasing the number of
drivers necessary for a given system, try putting all binary files in a
subproject, and put the following line in the project header for that
subproject:
This will turn off the calculation of differences (storing the
entire file) for this subproject only.
For example, you may want to organize your projects as shown in the
documentation (User Guide Chapter 2 Overview), with a subproject
containing the binary files:
$/-
|
TESTDATA
|
-BINARIES
Such that:
would be a subproject header. Put this line under the subproject header
in the SS.INI file for each user:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the
beginning of this article.
Keywords: kbbug KB128238