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Trouble invoking extract command with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0d

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote identifies a defect and provides a workaround for the clearexport_ssafe and clearimport commands that fail to import Microsoft® Visual SourceSafe version []6.0d[] files into an IBM® Rational® ClearCase® VOB.

Symptom

Attempts to import Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 6.0d files using clearexport_ssafe and clearimport results in the following error:


clearimport: Error: Trouble invoking extract command.
clearimport: Error: Trouble invoking "ssafeget "$//Test/Project Workbook/Log/June 27.doc"
"d:\temp\system\tmp02776\June 27.doc""


Running ss get manually returns the following:

D:\Temp>ss get -I- -O- -W -GF- -V1 "$//Test/Project Workbook/Log/June 27.doc" 1 "June 27.doc"
Project $3 Utilities has been destroyed, and cannot be rebuilt.
Continue anyway?(Y/N)N


Note: This behavior does not occur with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe version 6.0c or its predecessor versions.

Cause


There were changes to the SourceSafe code between versions 6.0c and 6.0d that changed the way clearexport_ssafe and clearimport work to migrate data into ClearCase.

This behavior has been logged as defect RATLC00698996.

Resolving The Problem

The decision was made by Product Management to exclude the resolution of this defect from future upgrades and releases.

WORKAROUND:

Since this problem does not occur with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0c, install this version of SourceSafe to perform the export and import.

[{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Converter: clearexport_ssafe","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"2002.05.00;2003.06.00;7.0","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Converter: clearimport","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Converter: clearexport_ssafe","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSSH27","label":"Rational ClearCase"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Component":"Converter: clearimport","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB45","label":"Automation"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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swg21237400

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