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Q193747: SMS: File Token Generator - Filetokn.exe

Article: Q193747
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbInventory kbsmsUtil smsinv smsutil
Last Modified: 31-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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Filetokn.exe, a utility available in the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit,
generates token information about a file, which can be used to inventory a file.
The information includes checksum, Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC), date, time,
size, and so forth.

MORE INFORMATION
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FILETOKN Syntax
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  filetokn filename [/b offset] [/l offset] [/w offset] [/c offset length]
  [/r offset length] [/s] [/t] [/x]

Options                    Description
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/b offset                  Gets an 8-bit token.

/c offset length           Gets a 32-bit checksum at offset for length
                          bytes.

/l offset                  Gets a 32-bit long-integer token.

/r offset length           Gets a CCITT_CRC (Consultative Committee for
                          International Telephone and Telegraph Cyclic
                          Redundancy Check) at offset for length bytes.

/s                         Shows string tokens and offsets.

/t                         Terse mode. Less output is displayed on the
                          screen.

/w offset                  Gets a 16-bit integer token.

/x                         Output values are displayed in hexadecimal.

/?                         Provides a usage statement.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbInventory kbsmsUtil smsinv smsutil 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120
Version           : winnt:1.2
Hardware          : ALPHA MIPS x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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