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Q262018: SMS: SMS Installer Error Message Using Oracle ODBC Script Items

Article: Q262018
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 1.0,1.2,2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix
Last Modified: 07-FEB-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 1.2, 2.0 
- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer versions 1.0, 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the Systems Management Server (SMS) Installer program to create a
script that will install the Oracle ODBC items, you may receive the following
error message:

  The include script C:\program files\Microsoft SMS
  Installer\include\odbc32or.ipf could not be opened.

CAUSE
=====

This problem occurs when the Systems Management Server Installer is installed on
a workstation or server because the Odbc32or.ipf file is missing. This file is
not part of the package that is expanded during the installation. Note that this
problem only occurs with Systems Management Server Installer versions
2.00.00.0091 and earlier.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Systems Management
Server version 2.0. For additional information, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q288239 SMS: How to Obtain the Latest Systems Management Server 2.0 Service
  Pack

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in
Systems Management Server 2.0 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION
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The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors
independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: prodsms smsinst

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbtool kbsms200 kbsms200bug kbsms120 kbsms120bug kbsmsInst kbsms200preSP3fix kbsms200SP3fix 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS120 kbSMS200 kbSMSI100 kbSMSI200
Version           : :1.0,1.2,2.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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