Snapshot fails to be applied...error msg indicates path problem

[Richard/CMI]

Snapshot fails to be applied..

I am testing Replication on an XP laptop PC, which is not a Windows Server.
My first concern and question: is it a requirement that replication be
accomplished only on a Windows Server PC?

My test PC is not a Windows Server. But, I am running SQLServer2000 on it.
I am trying to replicate from one database to another on the same PC. And
when I use the "Explore the latest snapshot location by Right Clicking on
an Item listed under the Publications folder of the database being used
as the publisher, I get the error message "The Path ...(full pathname to
the location of my shapshot)...does not exist or is not a directory."
Actually, the location folder is shared and does exist because that is
where I told SQL to put it during the Subscription setup.

I am trying to learn as much as I can before I have to talk to Microsoft.

Any thoughts would be appreciated

Richard/CMI

[Hilary Cotter]

the snapshot share is accessed as a UNC, ie \\laptopname\c$\program
files\microsoft sql server\mssql\repldata\unc

If you are on a laptop which is disconnected from the network and you try to
access this path, it will fail. It will also fail if you click on the
explore snapshot folder button.

You can configure replication on a workstation, but IIRC your workstation is
limited to 5 simultaneous connections.

I suspect you are having another error when trying to deploy your snapshot.
What is the exact error message?
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