Can't insert hyperlink: unhandled exception

[mafaulkner]

(I'm a new user to Flare.) I'm trying to insert a hyperlink in a paragraph by using the ribbon command. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, when I double-click the file I want to link to, I get an unhandled exception message. Clicking Continue does nothing.

The message says that access to the path (to RecentLinks.xml) is denied.
Also I'm apparently having no success embedding the image, so I'll try to attach it!

[NorthEast]

I'm guessing from the path in that message that the project is kept in TFS (source control).

I think the error is appearing because Flare is trying to modify the RecentLinks.xml file, but the file is locked as it isn't checked-out in TFS.

However, I'm fairly sure that everything inside the Project\Users folder, including the RecentLinks.xml file, should not be in TFS.
If you bind a project to TFS using Flare's interface (Project Properties), then Flare will not include the contents of the Users folder. In my projects, that folder is empty in TFS (and SourceSafe).

So, I'm guessing your project wasn't added to TFS using Flare, and may include some folders and files in TFS that it shouldn't.

[mafaulkner]

Thank you! You're right, we added everything to TFS before we knew that we could use Flare's interface to do that. I'll correct this and try again.

[mafaulkner]

Dang it (or words to that effect), that didn't work at all. I deleted the original project from TFS and used the Flare interface to bind a new version of the project to TFS. As you said, Dave Lee, the Users folder was not added to TFS.

But I still can't add a hyperlink! I get the same error as before. The Users folder is on my hard drive, although it doesn't appear in the Project Organizer in Flare. Should it?

[NorthEast]

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Dang it (or words to that effect), that didn't work at all. I deleted the original project from TFS and used the Flare interface to bind a new version of the project to TFS. As you said, Dave Lee, the Users folder was not added to TFS.

But I still can't add a hyperlink! I get the same error as before. The Users folder is on my hard drive, although it doesn't appear in the Project Organizer in Flare. Should it?

It should not appear in Project Organizer.

It's likely the problem is because although you've deleted the project in TFS, the files on your drive are still read-only, so Flare can't change them.

You need to remove the Read only attribute from these folders and all their contents:
- Analyzer
- Project\Users
- Output
- FileSync

[mafaulkner]

Thank you again, David. That seemed to fix the problem.

For some reason, every time I refresh my hard drive folders, they revert to read-only. I guess I can work around that!

Melinda

[dmcmillion]

Thank you--I recently received this error and this post helped me to fix it.

[tomlowe]

Another thank you, this has resolved my issue with RecentLinks.xml error

[MSladeMpls]

I'll pile on here and add my thanks as well! This solved my same issue.