Won't check in dot files

Won't check in dot files

• svarma

  Hello,
  
  This may be a problem with the Eclipse plugin (I'm not sure what Eclipse is using to integrate with VSS)
  
  As far as I can see, with VSS 6.0d.9848 I can add files starting with dots (.iseries_srcpf_metadata) with no problem using VSS Explorer and the MSSCCI plugin from VisualStudio.
  There was a bug though in VSS6 that you could not add files and folders starting with a dot and containing another dot (like .a.b). The bug got fixed in VSS2005; this doesn't seem to be the case though.
  
  Alin
  
  
  
  

• BenOfAL

  I still get the following message: 'Invalid SourceSafe syntax: "$/SalesReports/.settings"'
  
  I did some more playing, could it be the folder I have folders that start with a dot as well. Here is a sample folder structure.
  
  /Sales Reports/
      /.settings/
      /QCLSRC/
         /COMPILEALL.CLLE
         /.iseries_srcpf_metadata/
            /.COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties
  
  Looking at error messages again, it is the folder, not the file. However, the folder does appear to have been created. The full version I am on is 6.0d (Build 9848). I am adding this through the client via drag and drop. There is no special properties on the files.
  
  Here are some senerios I have tried:
  File is named "org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs" in "/Sales Reports/.settings". Drag and drop doesn't work.
  File is named "org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs" in "/Sales Reports/QCLSRC". Works
  File is named ".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" in "/Sales Reports". Works
  File is named ".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" in "/Sales Reports/QCLSRC". Doesn't work
  File is named ".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" in "/Sales Reports/QCLSRC/.iseries_srcpf_metadata". Doesn't work.
  File is named ".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" in "/Sales Reports/.settings". Doesn't work. They all get a similar error message.
  
  Any ideas
  
  

• Muhammad Mohtashim Jangda

  Hi Koldark,
  
  All these are bugs in VSS 6.0d and older.
  
  For me this example doesn't work either: drag and drop file from WinExplorer into VSS Explorer, when file is named ".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" and folder name is "/Sales Reports".
  The reason why all last 4 examples don't work is because of the dots in the file name. As I said before, VSS6 doesn't cope well with files and folders that start with dot and have another dot in the name (".COMPILEALL.CLLE_properties" is like ".a.b"). This is a bug that has been fixed in VSS 2005. I can't think of any workaround for this issue.
  
  Also, VSS 6.0 didn't supported well folder names that started with dots.
  That's why adding any file in the ".settings" folder doesn't work (File is named "org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs" in "/Sales Reports/.settings". Drag and drop doesn't work). It has been fixed in VSS 2005, too. This one has a workaround: temporarily rename the folder from ".settings" to "renamed" (or some other name that doesn't start with dot), add the file in the "renamed" folder, then rename the folder back to ".settings"

  Since you'll probably use lots of these .files or .folders with Eclipse I'd suggest giving it a try to the beta of VSS 2005.

  Alin

  
  

• C#wanabe

  Koldark,
  
  Is this the actual path that you're using to add the file I checked the code and we should not have problems with dot files, as matter of fact I was able to create a .iseries_srcpf_metadata file and add it to SourceSafe. Can you tell me what version and build exactly are you using That will be in the help about box.
  Also, what attributes does this file have I tried to add a hidden file, but it does not show up at all in the add dialog.
  
  Thanks,
  Milen
  
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