PRB: "Invalid DOS Path" Error Message

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The SRCSAFE.INI file has an initialization variable called Temp_Path. This tells Visual SourceSafe where to put its temporary files. If Temp-Path is set to a non-existent location, an error will occur when Visual SourceSafe attempts to access the non-existent location.

Visual SourceSafe will use a temporary directory when any one of the following actions is performed:

1. Doing a GET of an older version of a file from the Show History dialog that it can't fit into memory. This is more likely to happen with binary files.
2. Doing a VIEW of an older version of a file from the Show History dialog.
3. Doing a Check In of a large file that it can't fit into memory. This is more likely to happen with binary files.
4. Doing a Difference on a large file that it can't fit into memory. This is more likely to happen with binary files.

If the Temp_Path in the SRCSAFE.INI file is invalid, it may corrupt the file when any of the previously-mentioned actions are performed. By default, Temp_Path is set to a directory called "temp" that is created by the server installation. Therefore, this situation should only arise if a user has edited the SRCSAFE.INI file.