DOCUMENT:Q183551 21-JUL-2001 [sna] TITLE :Unable to Locate Host Column Description File PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0,4.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS: ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM, version 1.0, used with: - Microsoft SNA Server, version 4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== By default, a Host Column Description (HCD) file is placed in the ..\sna\system subdirectory when it is created using the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) administration snap-in tool. If the HCD file is subsequently moved to another directory, the admin tool cannot locate it. However, it is still located properly at run time according to the path and file name used in the data source definition. CAUSE ===== WORKAROUND ========== To work around this problem, keep the HCD file(s) in the ..\sna\system subdirectory. If it is necessary to leave the HCD file in the alternate subdirectory, it may be edited manually using a text editor instead of editing it with the administrative snap-in tool. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server 4.0's OLE DB Provider for AS/400 and VSAM version 1.00. A supported fix is now available, but has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this fix. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for more information. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbOLEDBSearch kbOLEDBProvSearch Version : WINDOWS:1.0,4.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.