Scheduled Content Replication Project Fails to Replicate

ID: Q221609

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

Your scheduled content replication projects may fail to replicate with no errors or other indication of failure. When you run these replication projects manually, they run successfully.


CAUSE

This problem can occur when the replication project names contain one or more spaces.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:

Rename your replication projects so they do not contain spaces.

-OR-

Edit the scheduled task and add quotes around the project name using the following steps:

  1. In My Computer, double-click Scheduled Tasks.


  2. Right-click the Task that contains your project name and click Properties.


  3. Edit the Run line by placing double-quotes around the project name. For example:
    "C:\Microsoft Site Server\Bin\crs.exe " startrep Test Project"
    becomes:
    "C:\Microsoft Site Server\Bin\crs.exe" startrep "Test Project"


  4. Click OK to save changes.



STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Site Server version 3.0.

Additional query words: task schedule IE 


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Version           : winnt:3.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: April 5, 1999