RE: "The File Exists"

ct: Re: [vault-list] "The File Exists"
> 
> Michael Dorfman wrote:
> > I am trying to do a "Get Latest Version" into an empty 
> folder, and the 
> > Vault suddenly gets all philosophical on me-- it states "The File 
> > Exists" and refuses to go any farther.
> 
> Are you using the Windows Forms or the IDE client?  Both 
> share the same local data, but knowing which one you're using 
> may help find exactly what's causing the error.
> 

Oops!  My bad.  I should have stated that I am using the WinForms
Client, 1.2.1.737.


> If you're using the Windows Forms client (the one I'm more 
> familiar with), you might try temporarily assigning a 
> different working folder for your project, and try the "Get 
> Latest Version" there.  If that succeeds, but the operation 
> fails after you set your working folder back to its original 
> location, it may be a problem with the baseline versions of 
> your working folder files. 

Nope, that wasn't it.

> 
> If the problem does not go away with a different working 
> folder, it could be that you're temporary directory is full 
> (or all possible combinations of names of temp files are 
> used--see below).
> 

Bingo!  We have a winner!  I cleaned out the %temp% directory, and life
again is good.

As usual, Vault support rocks.

Thanks,

Michael Dorfman
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