SMS: Long Paths Cause Audit to Create a MIF That Cannot Be Processed

ID: Q223009

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

If Audit scans and finds a match in a path that is 128 characters or greater in length, the MIF created is not processed by Dataloader and the following error is logged in the Dataldr.log file:

Compilation failed~String value exceeds declared or derived size.


CAUSE

The MIF being created by Audit contains a path that is greater than 128 characters. The size defined in SQL for the file path is 128 characters.


RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Systems Management Server service pack that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 

   Date      Time         Size      File name     Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------

   2/25/99   10:23pm      134,684   Audit16.exe   (x86)
   2/25/99   10:23pm      188,384   Audit32.exe   (x86)
   2/25/99   10:24pm      626,448   Audit32.exe   (Alpha)

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.



NOTE: If this product was already installed on your computer when you purchased it from the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and you need this fix, please call the Pay Per Incident number listed on the above Web site. If you contact Microsoft to obtain this fix, and if it is determined that you only require the fix you requested, no fee will be charged. However, if you request additional technical support, and if your no-charge technical support period has expired, or if you are not eligible for standard no-charge technical support, you may be charged a non-refundable fee.

For more information about eligibility for no-charge technical support, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q154871 Determining If You Are Eligible for No-Charge Technical Support


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Systems Management Server version 1.2.


MORE INFORMATION

To install the hotfix, perform the following steps on the Systems Management Server site server:

  1. Replace the Audit32.exe file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\Platform.bin directory with the hotfixed version.


  2. Replace the Audit16.exe file in the SMS_root\Primsite.srv\Audit\Package\Platform.bin directory with the hotfixed version.


NOTE: You can perform these steps automatically by using Hotfix.exe with the provided Hotfix.ini file.

NOTE: Any previous Audit packages that have been distributed will need to be refreshed.

Additional query words: prodsms audit 


Keywords          : kbSMS120 kbSMS120bug kbAudit 
Version           : winnt:1.2
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: July 2, 1999