Troubleshooting
Problem
This technote explains how to resolve the IBM® Rational® ClearCase® error: []Unable to determine VOB for pathname "."[] when importing elements into a VOB running clearimport.
Cause
Attempts to use the clearimport command result in the following error:
Unable to determine VOB for pathname "."
The clearimport command was not executed using the proper ClearCase view context.
Example:
- C:\>clearimport M:\view1\VOB1 C:\cvt_data
clearimport: Error: Unable to determine VOB for pathname ".".
If the clearimport command is not executed within the context of a ClearCase view/VOB, then the -directory option must be used.
Resolving The Problem
Option #1:
Execute clearimport in a View/VOB context:
- Mount the destination VOB
- Start a View
- Set into the View and cd to the root of the VOB (or the directory to which the import will run).
- Execute the clearimport command
- Example:
M:\view1\VOB1\dir1>clearimport c:\temp\cvt_data
Option #2:
Execute clearimport using the -directory option outside a View/VOB context:
- Mount the destination VOB
- Start a View
- Set into the View
- Execute the clearimport command using the -directory option where the directory path is the VOB path to the destination location.
- Example:
C:\>clearimport -directory M:\view1\VOB1\dir1 c:\temp\cvt_data
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Modified date:
16 June 2018
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