Bogus Msg - "File has been modified outside of the source editor"

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Bogus Msg - "File has been modified outside of the source editor"

homebrew01

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September 9, 2008 at 7:24 am

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I'm in SQL 2005 Management Studio, working with some basic saved scripts. I keep getting these messages that "This File has been modified outside of the source editor. Do you want to reload ...?"
It hasn't been modified outside the editor. I closed SSMS, reopened, rebooted and still get this. Is it a Windows problem or a SSMS problem ?
Any thoughts ?? TIA

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A_A_R_T SSC Eights! Points: 900 More actions · Answer 1

Well I receive the same message, but that's when I actually do edit the script outside of SSMS.

Are you sure the scripts aren't opened / used in some way? Perhaps by some scheduled task(s)? Or by someone else who also has access to the scripts?

homebrew01 SSC Guru Points: 55548 More actions · Answer 2

These are just little personal utility scripts I have on my network share drive ..... Nothing else would use them or even know about them.

A_A_R_T SSC Eights! Points: 900 More actions · Answer 3

Have you tried moving your scripts to your harddrive (I mean locally stored versus networkshare)? Perhaps the networkshare is the problem (virusscanner scanning the share?)...

I'm just guessing 😎

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 4

That's what I would think. Some process outside touching the files.

homebrew01 SSC Guru Points: 55548 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks for the replies. I think there are some hiccups on our VPN that's causing the problems. I heard a couple of others here are having the same problem, along with some other network drive issues.

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 6

I've had problems with that with VPN. Same thing a couple of times with remote desktop connection to my desktop machine. It's an on-again-off-again thing for me in those situations.

A couple of times, after using VPN for some evening/weekend work, when I've come back to my desk, I've had that issue directly. Rebooting has handled it for me in that situation.

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