"The File Exists" Error Message When You Upload Files by Using the Om_Sample Code Sample from the SharePoint Portal Server SDK

Article ID: 323622 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q323622
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SYMPTOMS

When you use the Om_sample code sample that is included in the SharePoint Portal Server Software Development Kit (SDK) to upload documents to the portal, you may receive the following error message:
-2147024816 (CreateDocument)

The file exists
You receive the error message when you run the following line of code: 
oDoc.DataSource.saveTo sHref, , ,adCreateOverwrite, ,Ulogin, uPass
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CAUSE

This issue may occur if the %SystemRoot%\Temp folder on the server contains more than 65,535 files. Each time you upload a file to the portal by using the code sample, a temporary file is created in the %SystemRoot%\Temp folder. The maximum number of files that the %SystemRoot%\Temp folder can contain is 65,535 files.
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WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, upload files in groups of approximately 50,000 at any one time. After you upload each group of files, empty the contents of the %SystemRoot%\Temp folder on the server.
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the SharePoint Portal Server SDK, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms965963.aspx
(http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms965963.aspx)
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Article ID: 323622 - Last Review: January 4, 2007 - Revision: 1.2
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
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