Valid binding root for VSS?

Question

I'm trying to fix up my Visual Source Safe bindings for a project I have and when I select the location I believe a project should be bound to, i get a dialog that says:

The folder you chose is not a valid binding root for the projects you have selected. You attempted to retarget a solution to a source control folder that is not within the solution's root. In the change source control dialog box, specify the root for the solution. Select the folder 5 levels higher in the tree to chagne the source control bindings correctly.

What on earth does that mean? There are no folders 5 levels higher.

Answer 1

I think I figured this one out. I opened my vcproj file and searched for ...... and found a couple of references to files 5 directories "higher". I removed those references (the files weren't really there) and reopened the project. After doing this, I could rebind the project to SourceSafe.