Q192497: SMS: Custom MIF Has Incorrect Format or Illegal Values for Time

Article: Q192497
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 09-SEP-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 1.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using the Mifcheck utility to check the validity of a Custom MIF you may
receive an error message similar to the following:

  Time has incorrect format or illegal values, on line number #, token '0'

One example:

  Error in file test.mif
  Time has incorrect format or illegal values, on line 12, token '0'

WORKAROUND
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To avoid this error, edit the Custom MIF and surround the Date/Time value with
quotation marks, as in this example:

     Start Component
       Name = "Workstation Configuration"
       Start Group
         Name = "Installation Information"
         ID = 1
         Class = "Microsoft Corp.|Installation Information|1.0"
         Start Attribute
           Name = "Installation Date"
           ID = 1
           Type = Date
           Storage = Specific
           Value = "07/01/98 10:30:30"

REFERENCES
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For additional information about using the Mifcheck utility, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q168724 SMS: List of Tools Available on the SMS 1.2 Compact Disc

For additional information about restrictions on the Data type refer to the
"Microsoft Systems Management Server 1.2 Resource Guide," Chapter 4: File
Formats, pages 221-222.

Additional query words: prodsms badmif

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Issue type        : kbprb

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