DOCUMENT:Q255230  20-MAY-2002  [ssafe]
TITLE   :FIX: Memory Leak in OLE Automation for Visual SourceSafe
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbAutomation kbSSafe600fix kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe kbSSafe600qfe

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
========

When you call Get (GetVSSItem function) from the Visual SourceSafe OLE
Automation interface, there is memory that is not released.

CAUSE
=====

The reason for this problem is that there is a memory leak in the VSSItem::Get
function.

RESOLUTION
==========

A supported fix for Visual SourceSafe 6.0 that corrects this problem is now
available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should
be applied only to systems that experience this specific problem.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services
to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services
phone numbers and information on support costs, please view the following Web
address:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

The English version of this fix has the following file attributes or later:

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Name         | Size      | Date      | Time     | Version    | Platform | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Analyze.exe  | 211,968   | 2/16/2000 | 7:24 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ddconv.exe   | 311,296   | 2/16/2000 | 6:51 PM  | none       | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ddupd.exe    | 443,392   | 2/16/2000 | 6:54 PM  | none       | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Readme.txt   | 5,454     | 2/23/2000 | 12:00 PM | none       | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ss.exe       | 416,256   | 2/16/2000 | 6:44 PM  | none       | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssapi.dll    | 591,360   | 2/16/2000 | 6:48 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssarc.exe    | 528,896   | 2/16/2000 | 6:59 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssgui.dll    | 1,564,672 | 2/16/2000 | 7:39 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssrestor.exe | 526,848   | 2/16/2000 | 7:01 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssscc.dll    | 1,501,696 | 2/16/2000 | 7:35 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Ssus.dll     | 480,768   | 2/16/2000 | 7:39 PM  | 06.00.8777 | x86      | 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

The following file is contained in a self-extracting EXE.
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| Name        | Size      | Date      | Time     | Platform | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| VSS8777.EXE | 2,853,320 | 2/23/2000 | 12:00 PM | x86      | 
+-----------------------------------------------------------+


NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased
it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), and you need this fix, please
call the Pay Per Incident number listed in the above Web address. If you contact
Microsoft to obtain this fix, a fee may be charged. This fee is refundable if it
is determined that you only require the fix you requested. However, this fee is
non-refundable if you request additional technical support, if your no-charge
technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard
no-charge technical support.

STATUS
======

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in a hotfix for Visual SourceSafe 6.0.

REFERENCES
==========

Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Automation

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbAutomation kbSSafe600fix kbDSupport kbGrpDSSSafe kbSSafe600qfe 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600
Version           : WINDOWS:6.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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