Vault 4.0.2 command line history file names are truncated

avonwyss · Post by **avonwyss** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:33 am

When invoking the history command with the command line client of Vault 4.0.2, I get an output where the first directory in the file name is missing:

<vault>
<history>
<item txid="52399" date="25.07.2007 10:32:34" name="A/file.xxx" type="60" typeName="CheckIn" version="84" objverid="342905" user="user" comment="comment" actionString="Checked In" />
</history>
<bugsreferenced />
<result>
<success>True</success>
</result>
</vault>

However, the correct file name would be: $/XXXA/file.xxx

Since this command is used by CCNET to detect changes, we get broken names in the build reports too.

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 1:09 pm

I need to make sure I understand this fully.

You have a file at $/aa/bb/cc/dd.txt. You run history on $/aa/bb/cc. The results say then cc/dd.txt instead of $/aa/bb/cc/dd.txt?

If that's the case, and you just want to see the path above the folder you ran the history on, then I can create a feature request for the full path name there.

avonwyss · Post by **avonwyss** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:29 am

No, it's exactly as I wrote. The name is truncated up to the first char before the second /.

So, if the file in the repository is called
$/XXXA/anything
the history comment will return
A/anything

My guess is that internally there is some code that is supposed to cut off everything before the "$" that just happens to do this on the wrong / character.

Beth · Post by **Beth** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:07 am

Since it didn't happen for me, can you provide more environment information? If you have a Vault GUI client on the same machine, can you go to Help - Technical Support and copy the information from there to me?

avonwyss · Post by **avonwyss** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:37 am

Client Information
Vault Client Version: 4.0.2.15802
.Net Framework Version: 2.0.50727.42
Operating System: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition
Service Pack: 1.0
OS Version: 5.2.3790
Total Physical Memory: 1023.47 MB
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Server Information
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.Net Framework Version: 2.0.50727.832
Operating System: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server 2003, Standard Edition
Service Pack: 2.0
OS Version: 5.2.3790
Timezone: (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
SQL Version: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2039 (Intel X86)
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shannon · Post by **shannon** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:40 am

We haven't been able to reproduce this problem on our end. Could you give me the full path or paths that are giving this problem (you can email it to me with the button below this post if you'd rather not post them)? Also, could you try and query the history on this directory from the gui client and see if it also truncates in the display there?

avonwyss · Post by **avonwyss** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:44 am

shannon wrote:(you can email it to me with the button below this post if you'd rather not post them)

I have three buttons here: Profile, PM and www. PM is disabled, and there is no email information in the profile. Am I missing something?

shannon · Post by **shannon** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:46 am

sorry about that. You can email me here: shannon at sourcegear dot com

avonwyss · Post by **avonwyss** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:50 am

There's something really odd. The problem occurs on our build server, which has a dedicated user account to retrieve the files. This account has read-only access to the repository (with one exception, a file it is supposed to write to). When I issue the command with this account, on any client (also on my XP dev machine), I get the described behavior consistently. However, when I use my account with full access rights to issue the command, the problem disappears and the result is the same as in previous versions.