on 2/23/01 5:45 PM, Dave Shaw at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> I'm new at ebase and was told to make ebase clones so that I could learn
>> to use the layout screen without endangering our actual data. I did this
>> for a while, but then I wanted to make a new set of clones because we had
>> made some changes to ebase and I wanted to work with those. However, when
>> I tried to make another set of clones, it wouldn't let me--I assumed
>> because it was trying to create them under the same name as the original
>> set. So I deleted the original set, thinking that would solve the
>> problem. It didn't. When I try to make clones, it says "'names_' could
>> not be created on this disk. Use a different name, make more room on the
>> disk, remove the write-protection, or use a different disk." (and so on
>> with each of the files). What should I do?
>
> Based on my previous trials with this, I think the clones folder
> needs to be present in the ebase folder, but empty, for this process
> to work. Is that the case?
Yes.
If you did delete the folder, an ordinary "Save a Clone" script step that
pointed to a specific directory should have defaulted to the Filemaker Pro
folder or the last directory where a file was created/imported/exported and
you should have gotten a bunch of clones there, unless stuff with the same
name is already there.
So it's possible it's trying to save in the same directory as the live
version of ebase, which would generate that kind of error.
Try creating a new clones folder, then run again. If that doesn't work,
1. check free disk space
2. check to see that your trash/recycling bin is empty (on macs I've had
Filemaker interact with items in the trash)
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