CMINIT Returns Error 24 if Symbolic Name Not Space-Padded (171622)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP1
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 SP2
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 SP1
This article was previously published under Q171622 SYMPTOMS
Calling CPIC Initialize_Conversation() (or CMINIT) may fail with error 24,
or CM_PROGRAM_PARAMETER_CHECK.
CAUSE
The CPIC application must supply a sym_dest_name parameter to CMINIT.
If the sym_dest_name is less than eight characters long, the CPIC interface
requires the application to pad the name with spaces, or CPIC fails
to match the name against the CPIC symbolic names configured in the SNA
Server configuration file, causing CPIC to return
CM_PROGRAM_PARAMETER_CHECK.
The CPIC Programmer's Guide does not document the requirement of providing
a space-padded sym_dest_name.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem:
- Space-pad the sym_dest_name passed to CMINIT, if the name is less than
eight characters long.
An updated CPIC DLL is also available which automatically space-pads
the name to eight characters, if the application did not supply the
sym_dest_name in this format.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 2.0,
2.1, 2.11, 2.11 Service Pack 1 (SP1), 2.11 SP2, and 3.0 SP1.
This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 3.0 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query
on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the
spaces):
A supported fix is now available for systems running SNA Server 2.11 SP2,
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.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/28/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbbug kbfix kbnetwork KB171622 |
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