Index: trunk/DataStoreServer/scripts/dsprodtool
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--- trunk/DataStoreServer/scripts/dsprodtool	(revision 25664)
+++ trunk/DataStoreServer/scripts/dsprodtool	(revision 25665)
@@ -192,4 +192,10 @@
 
     # set up the product directory
+    # if there is an old index file delete it
+    if (-e $index_script_name ) {
+        if (!unlink($index_script_name)) {
+            die("failed trying to remove old $index_script_name");
+        }
+    }
     if (! -e $product_dir) {
         $we_created_dir = 1;
@@ -197,10 +203,10 @@
             die("failed trying to make product directory $product_dir");
         }
-    }
-    if (-e $index_script_name ) {
-        if (!unlink($index_script_name)) {
-            die("failed trying to remove old $index_script_name");
-        }
-    }
+    } else {
+        # directory alrady exists make sure that it's empty
+        my @dirlist = glob("$product_dir/*");
+        die ("existing product directory $product_dir is not empty") if scalar @dirlist;
+    }
+
     if (!copy($root_index_script, $index_script_name)) {
         print STDERR "failed trying to copy($root_index_script, $index_script_name)";