RE: Modified date for previous version in WSS

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From: Mike Walsh (englantilainen_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:42:05 -0700

Hi Bil,

Isn't this the old problem that *any* change you make causes a new "version" even if the document itself hasn't changed but all you've done is amend the properties for instance.

In your step 5. you talk about adding comments ...

Mike Walsh Helsinki Finland
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"Bil Simser [MVP]" wrote:

> I stumbled across a message (not sure if it was this forum) from a few weeks
> ago that described this problem. One of my users asked me about it as well
> but not sure what the solution is.
>
> If you go through the typical (non-Office 2003) cycle for check-in/out a
> document it seems the modified date on the previous version gets touched.
> Here's the scenario:
>
> 1. Upload a document to a versioned library. Date modified is set to current
> date/time
> 2. Check document out via web interface. Date modified not altered.
> 3. Save document locally to edit it.
> 4. Upload modified document. New version has date modified set to current
> date. Previous version is untouched.
> 5. Check in document with comments.
>
> On step 5, the modified date for the previous version of the document is set
> to the current date/time. Anyone see this or know of what's going on here?
>
> --
> Bil Simser
> Development Evangelist
> Microsoft MVP - SharePoint Portal Server
> http://weblogs.asp.net/bsimser
>
>
>

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