FreeCAD 0.20.1: impossible to save on SMB share with Windows11

[mbordoni]

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.20.1.29410 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-20
Hash: f5d13554ecc7a456fb6e970568ae5c74ba727563
Python 3.8.10, Qt 5.15.2, Coin 4.0.1, Vtk 8.2.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: Italian/Italy (it_IT)

If you try to save a project to an SMB share you get the following error: "boost::filesystem:weakly_canonical: The specified path is invalid"
In reality the path use is working perfectly and it has been selected via "Save As" dialog.

In attach the screen dump of the error dialog.

How to fix this?

[WindoAC]

I have a similar problem.

https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=71654

[thomas-neemann]

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nfs is better than smb (also from a security point of view). that would be a quick solution (workaround)

[adrianinsaval]

is the same problem present if you use the 0.21 dev builds? https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds if yes, does it work with 0.19.4?

[WindoAC]

is the same problem present if you use the 0.21 dev builds? https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds if yes, does it work with 0.19.4?

Great! Test "FreeCAD_weekly-builds-30345-2022-09-11-conda-Windows-x86_64-py310.7z" save to SMB share path no issue.

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OS: Windows 10 Version 2009
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.21.30345 (Git)
Build type: Release
Branch: master
Hash: f42a47aa0fd8c4f34ef63c185d9f29b9b6e84737
Python 3.10.6, Qt 5.15.4, Coin 4.0.0, Vtk 9.1.0, OCC 7.6.3
Locale: English/United States (en_US)

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>>> ### Begin command Std_Save
>>> Gui.SendMsgToActiveView("Save")
>>> App.getDocument("Unnamed1").saveAs(u"//cheong-ds920/temp/test1.FCStd")
>>> ### End command Std_Save

[adrianinsaval]

@wmayer @uwestoehr it seems something was fixed regarding this in 0.21, do you know when and if it was backported to the 0.20 branch? This looks like something related to that change to follow symlinks when saving

[wmayer]

master: git commit 84eb5fe9e219
0.20 branch: git commit c00740aa151

[adrianinsaval]

master: git commit 84eb5fe9e219
0.20 branch: git commit c00740aa151

hhhmmm according to OP it doesn't work in 0.20.1 though, which should include that change.

[mbordoni]

I tried weekly build https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds and it works fine.
Since it is a major issue it would be needed either a hotfix to 0.20.1 current official release or a 0.20.2 version.

What would you think it is going to happen?

Bests

[adrianinsaval]

we first need to identify what exactly makes this work in one but not in the other, the 0.20.1 version you are running is from the installer right? could you try if the problem also exists in the conda build of 0.20.1? https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/rele ... 4-py310.7z