When trying to run a subversion or svn service, we get this error stating the service is not running, this is because of the way you create the service:
Below are the right and wrong way to create it:
WRONG WAY:
F:Program FilesSubversionbin>sc create svnserver binpath= “F:Program FilesS
ubversionbinsvnserve.exe –service -r F:Dev FilesRepository” displayname= “S
ubversion” depend= Tcpip start= auto
RIGHT WAY:
F:Program FilesSubversionbin>sc create svnserver binpath= “”F:Program Files
Subversionbinsvnserve.exe” –service -r “F:Dev FilesRepository”” display
name= “Subversion” depend= Tcpip start= auto
[SC] CreateService SUCCESS
Notice the apostrophe’s when a file name is declared.