HI Anoop,
To get rid of the .vws directory, first you have to unregister the view and then you can remove using the explorer.
Santosh Angadi
>From: "Anoopchand, K.B.R."
>To: "'cciug@rational.com'"
>Subject: [cciug] How to remove .vws alone present
>Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:03:14 +0200
>
>
> >
> > Hi
> >
>Sorry for sending the mail again as the message box adetails is not appeared
>
> > When i started to create a view, i was not able to create but only .vws
> > got created with following messages
> >
> >
> > 1)
> > ClearCase View Tool Error Message
> >
> > Error creating view -- " view name"
> > unable to create directory \\path name of view.vws :Not enough server
> > storage is available to process the command.
> > unable to create directory \\path name of view.vws: Invalid argument.
> > unable to create view \\path name of view.vws: Invalid argument.
> >
> >
> > 2)
> > Server Log Message Detail
> > Message: view_server.exe(261) Warning:Protections on view storage
> > directory
> > "pathname of View.vws" are incorrect
> > Unknown style protecions: The data is invalid.
> > Bad "Everyone" ACE found or missing in ACL
> >
> > 3)
> > \\hostname\cc_vws1 is not accessible.
> > Not enough server storage is available to process the command
> >
> > After along struggle, I increased the Registry size and then able to
> > create Views perfectly.
> >
> > 1) Server storage space means Registry size in my machine?? Can someone
> > explain the reason?
> >
> > 2) if unable to create the view how .vws got created?
> >
> > 3) how to remove .vws? Now .vws is present in the ViewStore1(view) Can I
> > delete it thro explorer or how to remove .vws. ( five .vws has been
> > created when problem occurred)
> >
> > Help me out
> >
> > Thankx in Advance
> >
> > Regards
> > Anoopchand
> >
> > SQA Engineer BarcoNet
> > k.b.r.anoopchand@barconet.com
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