On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM, John Maher <jo...@rotair.com> wrote: > > Hello > > I'm trying to figure out how to use the import command in a windows > environment. I'm reading the book but the documentation is unclear as > is the help. Perhaps someone can clarify it for me. > > For example the help says: > Import [PATH] URL > > I need to import from one path to another. A path can also be referred > to as an URL. However when both terms are used in an example then that > implies a difference. What's the difference? Or is there none? I see > no explanation anywhere. Too bad neither the help nor the book explain > what the command expects.
A PATH is always a local filesystem path. A URL is always a properly-formed URL. If your repository is not served via Apache or svnserve, then your URL starts with file:// instead of svn:// or http://. > I wish to add some files to their own folder called iERP_v2 under the > Repositories (shared) folder but can't find any information on that at > all. How do I create a folder? From the server? Is there a command? > Will import do it? > > The svn server lives on host Vm006 which I also mapped to drive s. A > repository exists (called Repositories) with folders in it that I > created with VisualSVN. Unfortunately VisualSVN is inadequate for our > needs so I need to learn the archaic commands. The code I wish to > import lives on a mapped network drive; g. I tried issuing the command > from the directory where the files reside: > \\Vm006\Repositories Fails Invalid URL > '//vm006/Repositories' > //Vm006/Repositories Fails Invalid URL > '//vm006/Repositories' > \\Vm006\$e\Repositories Fails Error resolving case of > '\\Vm006\$e\Repositories' > //Vm006/$e/Repositories Fails Error resolving case of > '\\Vm006\$e\Repositories' > s:\Repositories Fails Invalid URL 'S:/Repositories' > s:/Repositories Fails Invalid URL 'S:/Repositories' > s:\Repositories\iERP_v2 Fails Invalid URL > 'S:/Repositories/iERP_v2' > s:/Repositories/iERP_v2 Fails Invalid URL > 'S:/Repositories/iERP_v2' > > Then I tried changing directories to the SVN server but received the > same results. > > svn import "g:\code\intuitive projects\projects" Vm006\Repositories > Fails svn: E205000: Invalid URL 'Vm006/Repositories' > etc. > > It seems to ignore what kind of slash is used but all the logical > options failed so I tried the illogical ones also. They all failed. As noted above these should all fail because they are not URLs that you're import into - they're local filesystem paths. But let's take a step back here - it appears that you're using file:// access on a network share with (I assume) multiple other users. This is a recipe for failure and disaster. Set up a proper Subversion server using Apache or svnserve.
