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Q200002: SMS: Ismif16.exe From Command Line Allows No Spaces In Field

Article: Q200002
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:1.2,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbsms200
Last Modified: 14-MAR-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 1.2 
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SUMMARY
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When running Ismif16.exe from the Command line using switches to specify the
field data, including spaces in the field data, the first quote and everything
up to the first space are put into the contents of the field. The data after the
first space is thought to be the start of a new switch and will be ignored. All
subsequent switches will also be ignored.

For example, enter the Command line:

  Ismif16.exe -c "Microsoft" -f "My program" -d "Description"

- The field contents for company (-c) will appear as: "Microsoft"

- The field contents for filename (-f) will appear as: "My

- Ismif16 will think that program is the next switch, which is not valid, and
  ignore it and everything after it.

- The field contents for description (-d) will be blank even though it's in the
  correct format.

The same behavior is seen with the -f, -c, -p, -v, -n, and -d. The Command line
argument parsing functionality of Ismif16.exe does not accommodate spaces.
Either use the Ismif16.exe GUI to enter the data or do not use spaces in the
field description at the command line.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Ismif32.exe utility does not have this issue.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbinfo
Solution Type     : kbpending

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