I installed TortoiseSVN taking a chance that I might have to uninstall it and fix the archive but it works and my remote machine can check out/in files. I guess I should have not been so cautious before. All is now well.

Thanks for your help and insights.

Bob Archer wrote:
I have had trouble in the past using Tortoise on the server then
accessing the repository over the internet. There seems to be a lot of
dependency on versions. I currently am using 1.4.4 with Apache 2.2.4.
When the person who initially loaded the archive did it he was using
Tortoise with a network mounted drive and we found that the file format
value (in the format file) was not compatible with the server setup.
Currently, format contains a 5. Can I use the latest Tortoise or do I
need to load an older one?

BTW, thanks for your patience. This is my first attempt at setting up
and administering subversion and I realize some (if not all) questions
are basic. I have looked over the documentation but because the
repository was not set up according to the recommended structure, things
don't seem to work as they I expect.


Ok, I see the problem... I set up a repo and tested this my self. If you try to 
copy it all to trunk then there is a problem.

I was able to move the folders/files one at a time. Like this:

svn mkdir file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository

svn mv file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository/folder1 
file:///c:/Users/Development/TestRepository/trunk

repeat for each folder/file in the root of your project.

Here is another way... you will need svnadmin to do it... You well need to 
create a new empty repository...

mkdir TempDump
cd TempDump
svnadmin dump c:/Users/Development/TestRepositry > MyRepo
svnadmin load --parent-dir c:/Users/Development/NewRepository/Trunk < MyRepo

Ah yes, you have to be careful with versions. I really suggest you use 1.6 for everything. Also, you really shouldn't be using the file:// protocol on shared repositories.
BOb
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