BUG: SQLMaint May Get "Error: The System Cannot Find the Path Specified"

ID: Q173847

The information in this article applies to:
BUG #: 17114 (WINDOWS: 6.5)

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Maintenance utility, SQLMaint.exe, ends in the following error if the path contains a period: 


   Error: The system cannot find the path specified.


For example, the following command gets the error: 


   SQLMaint.exe -D master -CkCat -Rpt E:\MSSQL6.5\LOG\master.log


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, remove the period from the path, as in the following example: 


   SQLMaint.exe -D master -CkCat -Rpt E:\MSSQL65\LOG\master.log


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: directory subdirectory sub-directory network 


Keywords          : kbenv kbusage SSrvGen kbbug6.50 
Version           : winnt:6.5
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999