Nant VaultGetFile doesn't merge

erict · Post by **erict** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:07 am

Hi, I'm exploring using vaultgetfile instead of <exec>vault. The problem with getfile is that if a file is currently checked out, it will still be retrieved and any changes are effectively rolled back. Is there a way to run vaultgetfile in "attempt merge" and fail if the merge is not successful? Because currently I'm using <exec program="vault"> and that will merge, but it won't tell me if the merge failed.

Thanks for any help.

PS: I'm using Nant 0.85rc3, Vault 3.1.2, and the bin "VaultNantTasks_3.0.6..." downloaded from vaultpub.

ian_sg · Post by **ian_sg** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:23 am

Unfortunately the NAnt task doesn't support this now. I'll add a feature request for it.

As you mentioned, the only workaround would be to exec vault.exe, but you'd have to parse the XML results to know if the merge failed.

erict · Post by **erict** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:10 am

Thanks for putting it onto the wishlist. In the meantime I'm trying to parse the output, and I've captured it, but all I get is: <vault><result success="yes"/></vault>. This is because I already know from my GUI that I have a merge to do, so when I try to build with Nant, the get has nothing to do. And the build therefore doesn't fail.
My command-line includes the -verbose switch.
Eric

mitch.wheat · Post by **mitch.wheat** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:22 pm

Related to another post: I really would like to see vaultgetfile having more sensible behaviour! It really should attempt a merge. Were these Vault Nant taks written in a hurry, because this does seem to be a glaring omission?

ian_sg · Post by **ian_sg** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:14 am

Mitch,

I attempted to explain the thinking behind this behavior in the other thread: http://support.sourcegear.com/viewtopic.php?p=25192. Let me know if you have additional questions or concerns.