Error checking in Installshield 11.5 files

[markmoz]

I'm having trouble checking in InstallShield 11.5 files.

I don't use the InstallShield source control integration at all - just the Vault Client. I get the following:

[7/16/2007 1:23:23 PM] An exception was encountered during the transaction. Exception: Server was unable to process request. ---> Error in the application. at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.ReadResponse(SoapClientMessage message, WebResponse response, Stream responseStream, Boolean asyncCall)
at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
at VaultClientNetLib.ClientService.VaultService.BeginTx(Int32 nRepID, String strComment, VaultRequestItem[]& requests, String& strTxID)
at VaultClientNetLib.VaultConnection.BeginTx(Int32 nRepID, VaultRequestItem[]& requests, String& strTxID, String comment)
at VaultClientOperationsLib.ClientInstance.Commit(ChangeSetItemColl givenItems, String strChangeSetComment, Boolean keepCheckedOut, Boolean removeLocalCopy, CommitType committype, VaultDateTime dateImport, Int32 nUserIDImport, Int64& nRevID, Int32[]& retBegEndTx)

I tried with the command line client, too, and I got this:

Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: Token StartElement in sta
te Error would result in an invalid XML document.
at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter.AutoComplete(Token token)
at System.Xml.XmlTextWriter.WriteStartElement(String prefix, String localName
, String ns)
at System.Xml.XmlWriter.WriteStartElement(String localName)
at VaultCmdLineClient.VaultCmdLineClient.Main(String[] args)

I've tried this on two PCs with the same result. I am able to work with other files - it's just our Installer projects that are causing the problem.

It's been a couple of weeks since I last needed to make a change to one of these files, but we haven't done any vault upgrades or anything in the meantime.

Any ideas?

[lbauer]

What version of Vault are you using?

Is there anything in Vault Server Log
that corresponds to the client-side error?

[markmoz]

We're at version 4.0.1.15780

The server log has this:

----7/16/2007 12:55:11 PM MMozynski--172.18.1.83(172.18.1.83)--SSL Disabled BeginTx: Critical Error! Error in the application.
at VaultServiceBase.VaultFolder.DeleteFolderEntryByName(HybridDictionary htParentObjects, String strSearchName, Int32 nObjType, Int32 nFSOHashCode)
at VaultServiceBase.VaultRepository.CreateFolderReferenceCopy(Int64 nRevID, HybridDictionary hdNewRefParents, VaultFolders vfOwners, VaultFolder vfOld)
at VaultServiceBase.VaultRepository.GetReferenceCopiesByPath(Int64 nRevID, HybridDictionary hdNewRefParents, String strAbsolutePath, Boolean bRefCopyLastObjectWithAllFolders, VaultFSObjects& fsoList, Int32& nPinCount)
at VaultServiceAPILib.VaultTransactionContainer.GetReferenceCopiesByPath(String strAbsolutePath, VaultFSObjects& fsoList, Int32& nPinCount)
at VaultServiceAPILib.VaultTransaction.PreCheckCheckIn(Int32 nCurrStatCode, VaultRequestCheckIn vrci, String strFileToken, VaultResponseCheckIn vRespCheckIn, VaultTransactionContainer txContainer)
at VaultServiceAPILib.VaultServiceAPI.BeginTx(Int32 nTxUserID, Int32 nRepID, VaultDateTime dtBeginTx, String strComment, VaultRequestItem[]& requests, String& strTxID, VaultIntTx& vit)
at VaultService.VaultService.DoBeginTx(String strCallerLogEvt, Int32 nTxUserID, Int32 nRepID, VaultDateTime dtBeginTx, String strComment, VaultRequestItem[]& requests, String& strTxID)
----7/16/2007 12:55:11 PM MMozynski--172.18.1.83(172.18.1.83)--SSL Disabled (776edbf2-783d-4ff0-8dc0-71fd311af94d) BeginTx returned: FailInvalidToken
----7/16/2007 12:55:11 PM MMozynski--172.18.1.83(172.18.1.83)--SSL Disabled (776edbf2-783d-4ff0-8dc0-71fd311af94d) CheckIn: $/Code/Trunk/BuildMaster/Installer/KeyCreatorViewerMSI/KeycreatorViewer.ism returned: nil
----7/16/2007 12:55:11 PM MMozynski--172.18.1.83(172.18.1.83)--SSL Disabled (776edbf2-783d-4ff0-8dc0-71fd311af94d) CheckIn: $/Code/Trunk/BuildMaster/Installer/KeyCreatorMSI/keyCreatorTV.ism returned: nil
----7/16/2007 12:55:11 PM MMozynski--172.18.1.83(172.18.1.83)--SSL Disabled (776edbf2-783d-4ff0-8dc0-71fd311af94d) CheckIn: $/Code/Trunk/BuildMaster/Installer/KeyCreatorDebugMSI/keyCreatorD.ism returned: nil

[lbauer]

The first thing I would suggest is restarting IIS. That will clear the server cache.

If you still see the problem, try backing up your files, set a new working directory for the InstallShield project/files, then Get Latest (or checkout, if they're not already checked out), and replace those files with your backed up, modified files.

Can you check those in now?

[markmoz]

That seems to have sorted it out.

Thanks a bunch!