ERROR

Unable to create INFO directory /< workspace_pathname >/INFO

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Solution or Workaround

Summary

The ARC COPY command returns this message:

Unable to create INFO directory /<workspace_pathname>/INFO
Could not copy states to /<workspace_pathname>/<coverage>

Cause

The directory /<workspace_pathname> does not exist. The ARC COPY command can only copy geo datasets into an existing directory.

Solution

Use the ARC CREATEWORKSPACE command to create the workspace /<workspace_pathname> and then execute the ARC COPY command.

Article ID:000001392

Software:
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