You may get the following error when using incorrect URL to access VisualSVN Server repository with a Subversion client, e.g. TortoiseSVN:
XML parse error at line 1 no element found
What is the cause and how to get rid of the error?
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Read the article KB102: Subversion client errors caused by inappropriate repository URL. Most likely, you get this error because the URL to the repositories is not correct.
Unlike web browsers, Subversion clients are unable to access the content of the whole repositories list. In other words, you are unable to access e.g.
https://svn.example.com/svn/URL using Subversion clients such as TortoiseSVN or a command-line client.You must specify the URL to a repository (or it’s subfolder or item) explicitly.
The correct URL should look like:
https://<servername>/svn/<repository-name>/Update 05/07/2013:
Repository Browser in TortoiseSVN 1.8 can list repositories offered by SVNListParentPath. See TortoiseSVN 1.8 Release Notes.