DOCUMENT:Q323693  17-JUN-2002  [ssafe]
TITLE   :PRB: Err Msg When You Add File with Long Name to VSS Database
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER::
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberror

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you try to add a file that does not comply with the 8.3 MS-DOS naming
convention (that is, files that have long file names) to a Visual SourceSafe
database, you may receive the following error message:

   Error reading from file.

CAUSE
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This problem occurs when the Visual SourceSafe database is on a Novell network
and when the file is added from a computer that uses Novell Client 4.83.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, use one of the following three methods:

1. Install the following fix for Novell Client 4.83 from the Novell support Web
   site:

   Nt483pt1.exe
   http://support.novell.com/servlet/filedownload/pub/nt483pt1.exe

2. Use Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks.

3. Downgrade to Novell Client 4.80 Service Pack 3 or earlier.

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MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
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1. On a computer that has Novell Client 4.83 installed, create a text file named
   MyLongFileName.txt, and then save the file to your desktop.

2. Start Visual SourceSafe Explorer, and then log on to a database.

3. Select a project, or create a new project.

4. On the File menu, click Add Files.

5. Click MyLongFileName.txt, click Add, and then click OK. Notice that you
   receive the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section.

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implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these
products.

Additional query words: Novell 4.83 Client conform 8.3

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Keywords          : kberror 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe600C
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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