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Q202937: SMS: SMS Does Not Support Spaces in SQL Server Database Names

Article: Q202937
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): winnt:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbDatabase kbsms200 kbsms200bug
Last Modified: 21-FEB-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Systems Management Server Setup application does not allow you to type SQL
Server database names with space characters in them, regardless of the version
of Microsoft SQL Server that you are using.

CAUSE
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Although SQL Server version 7.0 supports spaces in database names, Systems
Management Server 2.0 does not support spaces in SQL Server database names.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use SQL Server database names that do not contain
spaces.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server
version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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Systems Management Server 2.0 can be used with both SQL Server versions 6.5 and
7.0.

Additional query words: prodsms db

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Keywords          : kbDatabase kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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