BUG: Report to File "Access to File Denied" Error Message

An "Access to File {path\filename} Denied" error message occurs when an historical report is sent to a to a file under Windows 3.x. This occurs only on a 16-bit operating system with the 16-bit version of SourceSafe.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Run the \Win\Ssexp.exe program under Windows 3.x. This is 16-bit Source Safe and a 16-bit operation system.
2. Show History of a file.
3. Click the Report button, and send the report to File.
4. Verify that the report name does not exist in the directory to which the file is being sent.
5. Click OK. The error message will appear.

If a file needs to be created, send the results of the report to the clipboard, open an editor, and paste the contents of the clipboard into the editor.