DOCUMENT:Q284919  23-JAN-2002  [winnt]
TITLE   :Dr.Watson Error Occurs with Dfsadmin.exe Importing .csv File
PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows NT
PROD/VER::4.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kberrmsgkbfaq

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you try to import a .csv file that is exactly 4,096 bytes in size (or a
multiple of 4,096 bytes), an application exception may occur. When this occurs,
an entry that is similar to the following entry may be recorded in the
Drwtsn32.log file:

   Application exception occurred:
   App: exe\dfsadmin.dbg (pid=101)
   When: 12/29/2000 @ 15:7:41.106
   Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

   (Some details have been omitted for clarity.)

   function: FindNextLine
   01005c2b 803900 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x0 ds:00c71000=??
   01005c2e 7410 jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
   01005c30 8a01 mov al,[ecx] ds:00c71000=??
   01005c32 3c0d cmp al,0xd
   01005c34 740a jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
   01005c36 3c0a cmp al,0xa
   01005c38 7406 jz FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
   01005c3a 41 inc ecx
   01005c3b 803900 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x0 ds:00c71000=??
   01005c3e 75f0 jnz FindNextLine+0x9 (01005c30)
   FAULT ->01005c40 8a01 mov al,[ecx] ds:00c71000=??
   01005c42 3c0d cmp al,0xd
   01005c44 7404 jz FindNextLine+0x23 (01005c4a)
   01005c46 3c0a cmp al,0xa
   01005c48 7503 jnz FindNextLine+0x26 (01005c4d)
   01005c4a 41 inc ecx
   01005c4b ebf3 jmp FindNextLine+0x19 (01005c40)
   01005c4d b800000000 mov eax,0x0
   01005c52 803901 cmp byte ptr [ecx],0x1 ds:00c71000=??
   01005c55 83d0ff adc eax,0xff
   01005c58 23c1 and eax,ecx
   01005c5a c20400 ret 0x4

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, import a .csv file that is not 4,096 bytes in size
(or a multiple of 4,096).

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are
listed at the beginning of this article.


Additional query words: dfs

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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbfaq
Component         : NetworkMgmtTool
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTSEntSearch kbWinNTSEnt400 kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : :4.0
Hardware          : ALPHA x86
Issue type        : kbprb
Solution Type     : kbnofix

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