Error during importing an mdl file

Question

i tried importing an mdl file by the command:
OMBIMPORT MDL_FILE 'F:\mdl\with_dep.mdl' USE UPDATE_MODE MATCH_BY NAMES OUTPUT LOG TO 'F:\mdl\with_dep_a.log'
but it gives a java exception:
java.lang.Exception: WBImportopenFileFileNotFoundMDL1122??
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.converter.util.WBZipFileReader.int
ernalIsZippedMDLFile(WBZipFileReader.java:152)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.converter.util.WBZipFileReader.set
FilesFromZip(WBZipFileReader.java:174)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.converter.util.WBZipFileReader.<in
it>(WBZipFileReader.java:42)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.common.WBMDLUtilities.isMDLUpgrade
Needed(WBMDLUtilities.java:644)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.common.WBMDLUtilities.checkToAutoU
pgradeMDLFile(WBMDLUtilities.java:691)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.Import.MDLImport.process(MDLImport
.java:1788)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.Import.MDLRunImport.internalRunImp
ort(MDLRunImport.java:431)
at oracle.wh.repos.pdl.metadataloader.Import.MDLRunImport.runImport(MDLR
unImport.java:503)
at oracle.owb.Import.ImportServiceManager.internalImportMetaData(ImportS
erviceManager.java:506)
at oracle.owb.Import.ImportServiceManager.importMetaDataFromFile(ImportS
erviceManager.java:355)
at oracle.owb.scripting.executers.ImportCmdExecuter.startMetaDataImportC
ommand(ImportCmdExecuter.java:708)
at oracle.owb.scripting.executers.ImportCmdExecuter.importFromFile(Impor
tCmdExecuter.java:150)
at oracle.owb.scripting.parsers.ImportCmdParser.mdlImportCommand(ImportC
mdParser.java:302)
at oracle.owb.scripting.parsers.ImportCmdParser.ImportCommand(ImportCmdP
arser.java:152)
at oracle.owb.scripting.parsers.ImportCmdParser.parseCommand(ImportCmdPa
rser.java:112)
at oracle.owb.scripting.commands.OMBMetaDataImportCmd.executeCommand(OMB
MetaDataImportCmd.java:77)
at oracle.owb.scripting.commands.OMBCommand.cmdProc(OMBCommand.java:69)
at tcl.lang.Parser.evalObjv(Parser.java:818)
at tcl.lang.Parser.eval2(Parser.java:1221)
at tcl.lang.Interp.eval(Interp.java:2189)
at tcl.lang.Interp.eval(Interp.java:2273)
at tcl.lang.Interp.recordAndEval(Interp.java:2328)
at tcl.lang.TclConsoleThread$2.processEvent(TclShell.java:424)
at tcl.lang.Notifier.serviceEvent(Notifier.java:444)
at tcl.lang.Notifier.doOneEvent(Notifier.java:585)
at tcl.lang.TclShell.run(TclShell.java:170)
at tcl.lang.TclShell.run(TclShell.java:68)
at oracle.owb.scripting.OMBShell.main(OMBShell.java:38)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.
java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAcces
sorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
at Launcher.main(Launcher.java:167)
can anyone help me in this regard??
thanks in advance...

Answer 1

Bear in mind that in TCL the backslash is the escape character.
So, for example, if I type
OMB+> source c:\mydirectory\myfile.tcl
I will get a file not found error. The following two alternatives, on the other hand, will work:
OMB+> source c:\\mydirectory\\myfile.tcl
or
OMB+> source c:/mydirectory/myfile.tcl
Not sure whether the escape character is in play within single quotes, but might be worth checking. I always use forward slashes in directory paths just to avoid this potential issue.
Cheers,
Mike