[Anthill] anthill "no vss database" found

[tpass001]

Ok,

I think I solved the problem of "no vss database found".

The solution was to leave the  repository.vss.root as blank. After you do 
this, you need to point your SSDIR env variable to the server (where the 
source lives) for example in my case it was

C:\Documents and Settings\xx>set SSDIR
SSDIR=\\Server\VSS\Databases\project

Also the
 repository.vss.home = U:\Program Files\VSS\win32 or on the local drive i.e.
repository.vss.home = C:\Program Files\VSS\win32

where the ss.exe file resides (on the source server where the database lives 
or the ss.exe on the local machine) why is this, dont ask me. I did what 
programmers do when there can be no logic applied. trial and error.

But the problem is not solved yet. I see that the files are being "get" from 
my vss server and copied to the work dir. but the build is taking forever. 
by forever I mean that when I do the build from the command prompt it takes 
about 20 sec. And this build from anthill has been going on for more than 2 
hrs with no ss.exe or java.exe showing up in the task manager. last time 
this happened, I restarted the machine like a good windows programmer, but 
to no avail.

Also, I notice that when the files are "get" from the server they are still 
read only. why is that. shouldn't anthill not change the read only attribute 
or is that going to happen once my 2 hr build gets over. Sorry for sounding 
a little acerbic but I have spent 3 days on this now.

please let me know if I am missing something.

Thanks guys for your help so far. Maybe I can write a faq of sorts when this 
thing get done.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anil Asher" <anilasher at hotmail.com>
To: <anthill at lists.urbancode.com>
Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Anthill] anthill "no vss database" found


>2 simple suggestions which might seem silly but one of the things I did 
>while I was trying to get my setup to work.
>
> Remove the spaces before and after "=" in your properties file.
>
> Use "/" instead of "\" . If you want to use "\" then you might need to 
> escape it with another \.
>
> Of course the best way to test is to use the command line Ant logs in a 
> DOS command window, If it works there then the problem is not in the 
> script or your properties but the environment.
>
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