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PRB: Files Truncated One Byte When Placed in SourceSafe

Article ID: 129187

Article Last Modified on 12/1/2003

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SYMPTOMS

Files are truncated one byte when placed in SourceSafe.

CAUSE

SourceSafe converts the <carriage return> <line feed> combination when adding a text file to SourceSafe. Some programs write files out with the <carriage return> <line feed> <end of file> combination at the end of the file. SourceSafe will truncate the <end of file> character if the file is stored as a text file.

On occasion, text files are interpreted by programs that rely on this <end of file> character. This behavior may cause problems with these programs.

RESOLUTION

Change the file type in SourceSafe from Text to Binary.

Enter the following from the Command Line:
ss filetype <filename> -b
in the interface, choose Properties from the Info menu. Change the Type from Text to Binary.

To have SourceSafe read files in as type Binary by default, use the Binary_Masks setting in the SRCSAFE.INI or SS.INI files:

Binary_Masks = *.BAS

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

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