Check In Without Working Folder

[msikn]

I am writing a task for CruiseControl.NET that needs to check in a file (one of the build outputs) into a folder in Vault that does not have a permanent working folder mapped on the build machine. Is there a way to do this?

[lbauer]

How was the file checked out? Was it checked out to a working folder?

[msikn]

That's a good question, and to answer I'll rephrase my question. I should have asked whether there is a way to check out a file and check in a new version of that file, all without a working folder?

I hope my intent is clear - I'd like our build machine to automatically do the checking in and checking out operations as part of the build process without requiring a permanent working folder on the build machine. This would reduce the maintenance burden of our build processes.

[lbauer]

Checkins and checkouts must be done from a working folder.

However you can set the working folder "on the fly" with the Vault Command Line Client:

usage: vault.exe SETWORKINGFOLDER [options] repositoryfolder localfolder

SETWORKINGFOLDER will set the working folder for the specified repository
folder to be the local folder. All future operations on repositoryfolder
will use localfolder as a working folder by default.

Server and authentication information is specified by:
-host host

Hostname of the server to connect to. Can also use "-server".
-ssl

Enables SSL for server connection.
-user username

Username to use when connecting to server.
-password password

Password to use when connecting to server.
-repository repositoryname

Repository to connect to.
This is a list of possible options:

-forcesubfolderstoinherit

Force subfolders to use inherited working folder.

This could be incorporated into your build script.

[msikn]

Ok, thank you. I was hoping for a method without working folders, but this will have to do.

[lbauer]

For additional Command Line Client help, see our website at http://download.sourcegear.com/misc/vau ... nt/clc.htm. You can also use a commant prompt to cd to the Vault Client directory and type "vault.exe helphtml" to generate the html help. Or "vault help" for more detailed help.