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Q321280: SMS: Installer "Parse String" Action Leaves Undeclared String

Article: Q321280
Product(s): Microsoft Systems Management Server
Version(s): 2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbtool
Last Modified: 14-MAY-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Systems Management Server Installer version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the wizard creates SMS Installer code, or if you create code by using the
Parse String action, you can parse a string and split it into separate
variables. However, in SMS Installer version 2.0.148, if you parse a string into
a single string, the rest of the string is allocated to a null variable (%%).
Therefore, if you want to display a dialog box that contains a percent character
(%), which requires using double percent characters (%%), you get the remainder
of the parsed string instead of a percent character.

This works as expected in earlier versions of SMS Installer.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, declare the rest of the string in the second
variable of the Parse String action.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SMS Installer 2.0.148.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbtool 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMSI200
Version           : :2.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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