Newbie: Unable to Create Layout and Import Initial Data (Subversion & TortoiseSVN)

Hello,

I have just installed Subversion and TortoiseSVN recently for my team to work through a WebDav environment (Apache 2.x/ Windows XP)

After the install install.. I am able to go to the website and log into the Subversion area (of course nothing is there yet)..

Understanding I need a basic layout I went about going through the command prompt area to figure out how to create they layout. (Subversion)

I have tried a few things with numerous Errors:
 
1. svn import trunk http://(website):8080/svn/repos --message 'initial repository layout'
Error: svn: Too many arguments to import command

2. snv mkdir trunk http://(website):8080/svn/repos -- -m initial repository layout'
Error svn:'.' is not a working copy

3. snv mkdir trunk http://(website):8080/svn/repos -- -m initial repository layout'
Error svn: can't create directory "trunk' cannot create a file when that file already exists.

(though when I check the folder E:/ApacheGroup/Apache2/htdocs/SVN/repos it isn't there)

 Fooling around with Subversion through the command area

1. svn co http://(website):8080/svn/repos etc
Authentication realm: http://(website):8080 Subversion repositories
Password for 'xxx": xxxx
Authentication realm: http://(website):8080 Subversion repositories
User name: xxx
Password for xxx : xxxx
svn: PROPFIND request failed on '/svn/repos'
svn: PROPFIND of '/svn/repos' : 301 Moved Permanently http://(website):8080

Also in TortiseSVN when trying to browse the Reposirty trying to create a folder / Show logs/ Adding fileetc..I get the following Error

1. OPTIONS request failed on '/"
the OPTIONS request returned invalid XML in response: XML parse error error at line 1 :no element found (/)

2. PROPFIND request failed on '/"
PROPFIND of '/': 405 Method Not Allowed ( http://(website:8080)

3. PROPFIND request failed on '/svn/repos'
PROPFIND of '/svn/repos' : 301 Moved Permanently http://(website):8080

I know it could not be a misconfig error in the http.config file in Apache ( or maybe ?)

DocumentRoot "E:/ApacheGroup/Apache2/htdocs"

<Directory "E:/ApacheGroup/Apache2/htdocs">

<Location /svn>
DAV svn
SVNParentPath E:\ApacheGroup\Apache2\htdocs\SVN
AuthType Basic
AuthName "Subversion repositories"
AuthUserFile passwd
#AuthzSVNAccessFile svnaccessfile
Require valid-user
</Location>

If anyone could help me it would be much appericated..

Thank you ..

Ms.Vera O Newman
Received on Thu Apr 1 02:56:55 2004