PRB: VFP6/VSS6 File Could Not Be Mapped to SourceSafe Project

ID: Q194503

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When adding a project to SourceSafe in the Visual FoxPro (VFP) integrated development environment (IDE) you receive the message: 

   File <filename> could not be mapped to the SourceSafe project <project
   name>.
NOTE: This article uses the term "pjx" to refer to the VFP project, and "project" to refer to a SourceSafe project.

CAUSE

The project (.pjx) contains a file that is not in the home directory (the one that contains the .pjx file) or a subdirectory underneath it. The relative path from the .pjx file is stored in the Name field of the PJX. (You need to USE the .pjx as a table in order to see this.)

The SourceSafe integration returns the error when it cannot resolve this relative path to the .vbp file in its database.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q164684
   TITLE     :"File or Project not Found" Adding Files via Integration

RESOLUTION

It is recommended that all files in the pjx be either in the home directory or in a subdirectory underneath it.

Alternatively, you can create a project structure in SourceSafe that mirrors the directory structure on your hard drive before adding the pjx to SourceSafe.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a directory structure similar to: 

      C:\ 
          projects\ 
                    pjxhome\ 
                    pjxother\
2. In VFP create a project ("proj1.pjx") and save it in the pjxhome 
   subdirectory.
3. With Proj1 project open, from the VFP project manager, select the Code 
   Tab and then the New button to create a new program that will be added
   to the project. Save the program as program1.prg in the pjxother
   subdirectory.
4. Add the pjx to SourceSafe, creating a new project to store the pjx. Make 
   sure program1.prg is selected in the "Add Files to Source Control"
   dialog box.
RESULTS: You will receive the message.

Additional query words: Keywords : kbinterop kbSSafe600 kbVFp600

Last Reviewed: November 21, 1998