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Q186403: SMS: How to Generate a PDF from an Existing SMS Package

Article: Q186403
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbPCM smspcm
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SUMMARY
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This article summarizes the process that you can use to generate a Package
Definition File (PDF) from a package that was created manually in Systems
Management Server Administrator.

This is useful if you need to add the following line

     SynchronousSystemExitRequired = TRUE

to an existing package or if you would like to easily regenerate the package at a
later time.

MORE INFORMATION
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Obtain the Writepdf.exe file. This file is included in the Systems Management
Server Resource Kit, which is available for download from the Microsoft Web site
at

  http://www.microsoft.com/smsmgmt/.

This utility will create a generic PDF from the information entered in the
package setup.

Usage
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  writepdf.exe <sqlserver> <sqlaccount> <password>
  <database> <package_id>

Examples
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  writepdf.exe sqlsvr2 sa secret sms sms12345

  or

  writepdf.exe sqlsvr2 sa "" sms sms12345

NOTE: If the SQL account password is blank or contains one or more spaces, place
it within quotation marks.

This will generate a PDF file with the package_id as the name in the current
directory.

REFERENCES
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Systems Management Server Resource Guide Supplement (BackOffice Resource Kit
Part 2)

Additional query words: prodsms create SynchronousSystemExitRequired

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Keywords          : kbPCM smspcm 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbinfo

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