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How do I look at checked out files from another view in my Clearcase config spec

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Normally, you cannot directly access a CHECKEDOUT version, since the actual content is stored locally (for snapshot views) or in the local View Storage (for dynamic views).

The ClearCase server knows about the CHECKEDOUT status (which is why you see it in the config spec), but won't have its content.

The only way you could access a CHECKEDOUT version would be:

if the file has been CHECKEDOUT in a dynamic view
if you can that remote dynamic view from your workstation

Then you will actually see both the dynamic view and the storage space of that dynamic view (which, for dynamic views, contains private files and checked out files)

In short, the only way is to somehow access "the other view" (impossible with snapshot views unless you have a physical access to the workstation where the view has been created, possible with dynamic views which can be "mounted" on any ClearCase client)

VonC 2010-03-12 16:42:24

Ok, I think I understand. I can access the other dynamic view and also the view server which the view is located on. Are there any way to access the files from that view without using that view specifically? (I don't want to do cleartool setview other_view)

ki_ 2010-03-15 07:18:58

@ki_: you don't have to use `setview`: if the other view is started, it is available at `/view/theotherview/vob/...`. But from a local view which is not the one used to make a checkout, no, you cannot access that file.

VonC 2010-03-15 07:46:06

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