OEA 10.2B06: Project->Properties->OE->Build: Static

Hi Stefan,

There is an OpenEdge Architect issue (OE00196574 - Nested folders created on project refresh after changing StaticFileDest) because of which nested folders gets created under the provided 'Static File Destination' directory. The problem which you are facing is Windows bug and Windows file system will not allow us to delete specific file or the directory if it exceeds maximum limit in the path.

Following are the set of workarounds which might be helpful for you to resolve the problem.

1) If the specific 'Static File Destination' directory points to one of the folders inside project, try deleting the folder directly from the Project Explorer in OpenEdge Architect (Attached snapshot).

2) Make/Map a drive mapping about halfway into the folder structure  and delete the latter half of the file heirarcy using mapped drive path.

For example if you are getting the error trying to delete:

C:\OpenEdge\11.2\WRK_Feb13\NormalProj\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold

Then map a network drive T: to

C:\OpenEdge\11.2\WRK_Feb13\NormalProj\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold\NewFold

This will reduce the file herarch down to a smaller path. Open  explorer and view the T: drive. You should now be able to delete subfolders without an  issue, thereby deleting half the folder hierarchy. After that,  disconnect the T: drive and try to delete whatever is left normally.   Problem solved!

Googling might provide few more simpler solutions.

Hope this helps.

Thanks and Regards,

Anil Kumar.

Vanessa from EMEA support gave me this script:

:LoopStart
if EXIST "D:/Cash/phc26c/static" (
REN "D:/Cash/phc26c/static" "tempstatic"
MOVE "D:/Cash/phc26c/tempstatic/static" "D:/Cash/phc26c"
RMDIR /S /Q "D:/Cash/phc26c/tempstatic"
GOTO LoopStart
) else (
    ECHO "script finished"
)

:LoopEnd

This was the shortest version, deleting within OEA wasn't possible.

BTW: The nested directories isn't a bug from windows, isn't it?

The bug is that delete isn't possible on an easy way but who creates such a cray nested directory by hand?

Stefan

Hi Anil,

the script only moved the subfolder structure to another folder.

Meanwhile i have this beginning from d:\ d:\static\static\static\....

Deleting from Eclipse doesn't works!

Comment: What a nasty function in a IDE that creates folders but isn't able to delete.

Created a share at the lowest reachable

C:\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static

and created a share "static":

Tried to delete within this share: Not possible, tried to access the lowest reachable folder in this share and delete: Not possible!

\\localhost\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static\static

Stefan

Hello Stefan,

I tested the script before sending it to you and it worked fine.

It's strange that you ended up with a static directory on D:\ , based on the script version you posted you were not moving anything to D:\ .

Please verify that you are moving the correct folders and removing the correct directory when modifying your script.

Here's the link where I took the example from :

http://superuser.com/questions/416351/how-to-remove-an-infinitely-recurring-directory-tree

C:/*FOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*/...

:LoopStart

REN "C:/*FOLDERNAME*" "*TEMPFOLDERNAME*"

MOVE "C:/*TEMPFOLDERNAME*/*FOLDERNAME*" "C:/"

RMDIR /S /Q "C:/*TEMPFOLDERNAME*"

GOTO LoopStart

:LoopEnd





I added a conditional IF to stop the execution when the last folder is deleted (otherwise it will run forever complaining that the folder couldn't be found).





Regards,


Vanessa

Windows stil seems to have trouble with this folder.

I opened a cmd (als admin), select d:\ and type

"ren static ttt"

Access denied

Created a new folder that inherits from D:\ like static, "ren" no problem!

Hi Stefan,

Did you try solution which is provided by me regarding map drive one.

(Make/Map a drive mapping about halfway into the folder structure and  delete the latter half of the file heirarcy using mapped drive path).

Are you facing problems even after performing/following this?

Thanks and Regards,

Anil Kumar.

Anil,

i think i did (post from 20.02.2013 04:37).

Today - after reboot - ths script solution that Vanessa found via google worked. It seems to be that something was blocking the folder.

If OE IDE creates such a "time wasting problem", it would be nice to get a KB for it, especially for a known bug.

Or better a "Fixit" like MS does.

Stefan

Hi Stefan,

A knowledge base article has been created for this problem. I also included the batch script to delete the recurring folders.

I will leave the link here for anyone else running into the same issue.

http://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/000037918?retURL=%2Fapex%2FProgressKBHome&popup=false

-Vanessa