DOCUMENT:Q140361  04-MAY-2001  [ssafe]
TITLE   :FIX: Comment_Template Setting Does Not Work in Srcsafe.ini File
PRODUCT :Microsoft SourceSafe
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 16-bit, for Windows, version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Visual SourceSafe, 32-bit, for Windows 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Visual SourceSafe ignores any Comment_Template setting that is placed under any
section header in the Srcsafe.ini file. This functionality was available in
SourceSafe 3.1.

RESOLUTION
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Place any Comment_Template setting above section headers. Only one comment
template can be used in the system.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem has been fixed in Visual SourceSafe 5.0.

REFERENCES
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Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Help file.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbSSafe400bug kbSSafe500fix 
Technology        : kbSSafeSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSSafe400 kbSSafe16bitSearch kbSSafe32bitSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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