Maximum file length allowed in project to copy to NI server

[STPHN]

hello,

A new project failed to copy to NI (5.7) server because of this file
F:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere Studio\eclipse\plugins\org.eclipse.hyades.logging. commons.sample_1.0.3\archive\HyadesLoggingCommonsS ample\src\org\eclipse\hyades\logging\commons\sampl e



Is there a setting to increase the max allowed number of characters or a workaround ?

Thx
stephane

[Support_1]

This limitation is coming from Windows not NetInstall.

[STPHN]

Ok, thx. Is there a workaround ?

[Ryan.Gray]

Looks like your doing IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer 5.1

Here are the variables I used to get through this.

!Variables
Set('_WebSphere','%ProgramFilesDir%\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1')
Set('_Plugins','%ProgramFilesDir%\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1\eclipse\plugins')
Set('_Plugin2','%ProgramFilesDir%\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1\wstools\eclipse\plugins')
Set('_RunTime','%ProgramFilesDir%\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1\runtimes\base_v5')


I had to intially get them as user defiened variables in NI, then during the spy I made sure to check them to be used.

Once the spy was completed I removed them from NI and created the variables in the project.

Hope this helps.

[STPHN]

thx.

[STPHN]

Hello,
as recommended I created 4 new variables (clicked on edit - variables from this db -
new - gave it a name in name pasted Set('_WebSphere','%ProgramFilesDir%\IBM\WebSphere Studio\Application Developer\v5.1') in value ...
clicked them during the spy but it still fails when trying to copy to ni server.
any workaround ?

thx in advance
stephane

[Ryan.Gray]

during the spy did you click and choose to make sure those variables were used?

[STPHN]

Yep, certainly did..

[Ryan.Gray]

Assuming its still failing on copies from the length of the characters you might need to use a database with a shorter name.

Example, I spied the application in a database named ryan
so the server share was
\\niserver\netinstall\work\ryan\
when i moved to production
\\niserver\netinstall\work\developer applications\
Upset NI greatly
so I got annyoed and created a special DB for times just like this called A
very creative i know but it worked :)

so then it went much better.

Otherwise all i can suggest is keep at it by adding more variables to shorten stuff up as you spy.

[STPHN]

no luck. it looks like NetInstall does not like copying long file names.

[STPHN]

dead easy:
1) initial spy
2) install software
3) zip it
4) create self extractable files
5) spy again.... bingo

dont i wish support had suggested this ...

ryan, thx for your help
stephane