Err Msg: No Special Characters Except $, # or _

ID: Q196474

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you specify a SQL Server name that has a hyphen in it, the following error is returned in the Microsoft Site Server Analysis database setup for SQL Server:

No special characters except $, # or _


CAUSE

Newer versions of SQL Server 6.x allow hyphens in the SQL Server name; however, the Analysis database setup application adheres to the old SQL Server naming rules.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, apply the latest Site Server 3.0 service pack.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. service pack for Microsoft Site Server version 3.0. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K


MORE INFORMATION

Run Update.exe to install the fix. Update.exe renames the Dbsetupds.exe to Dbsetup.exe. 


Keywords          : SS3SP2Fix 
Version           : WINNT:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 20, 1999